Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Sandra Bullock | ... | Ashburn | |
Melissa McCarthy | ... | Mullins | |
Demián Bichir | ... | Hale (as Demian Bichir) | |
Marlon Wayans | ... | Levy | |
Michael Rapaport | ... | Jason Mullins | |
Jane Curtin | ... | Mrs. Mullins | |
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Spoken Reasons | ... | Rojas |
Dan Bakkedahl | ... | Craig | |
Taran Killam | ... | Adam | |
Michael McDonald | ... | Julian | |
Thomas F. Wilson | ... | Captain Woods (as Tom Wilson) | |
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Peter Weireter | ... | SWAT Team Leader |
John Ross Bowie | ... | NY Agent | |
William Xifaras | ... | Tough Guy #1 | |
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Cary 'Big Shug' Guy | ... | Tough Guy #2 |
Sarah Ashburn, an FBI agent, is extremely ambitious and has her eye on a promotion, but she doesn't get along with her co-workers. She is sent to Boston to uncover the identity of an elusive drug lord, Mr. Larkin, by tracking down his proxy, Rojas, and is told that she'll have a good shot at the promotion if she finds Larkin. When she arrives in Boston, she learns that Larkin has been eliminating his competition and taking over their operations. She learns that Rojas is in Boston PD custody and goes to see him to ask him what he knows about Larkin, but is warned that the cop who arrested Rojas, Shannon Mullins, is very territorial, and she is not exactly sociable. When the two meet they don't get along. When Mullins learns why Ashburn is in Boston, she decides to find Larkin herself. Ashburn is told by her boss to work with Mullins, but it won't be easy because Ashburn does things by the book while Mullins does things her way. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
I'm not sure about these bad reviews, I really found a lot to enjoy here.
Plot In A Paragraph: FBI Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is a very skilled investigator in New York City, but is despised by her fellow agents for her arrogant attitude. On a brief assignment in Boston, she meets Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) a foulmouthed and rebellious police officer with the Boston Police Department. Ashburn's by-the-book philosophy clashes with Mullins' rugged and violent style of police work. Under pressure from her FBI boss Hale, Ashburn reluctantly agrees to team up with Mullins.
Whilst the plot is nothing special, and certain amounts of the humour revolve around police brutality and bad language, Bullock is an effective straight to the foul mouthed McCarthy and I found some serious lough out loud moments.
Enjoyable and I'll definitely watch it again.