Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ed Helms | ... | Coffee | |
Taraji P. Henson | ... | Vanessa Manning | |
Terrence Little Gardenhigh | ... | Kareem | |
Betty Gilpin | ... | Detective Watts | |
RonReaco Lee | ... | Orlando Johnson | |
David Alan Grier | ... | Captain Hill | |
Andrew Bachelor | ... | Rodney | |
William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart | ... | Dee (as William 'BigSleeps' Stewart) | |
Serge Houde | ... | Jerome | |
Eduard Witzke | ... | Seedy Manager | |
Chance Hurstfield | ... | Dominic | |
Diana Bang | ... | Ms. Chu | |
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Erik McNamee | ... | Gary |
Samantha Cole | ... | Thursday (as Samantha Liana Cole) | |
Terry Chen | ... | Officer Steve Choi |
While police officer James Coffee (Ed Helms) enjoys his new relationship with Vanessa Manning (Taraji P. Henson), her beloved 12-year-old son Kareem (Terrence Little Gardenhigh) plots their break-up. Attempting to scare away his mom's boyfriend for good, Kareem tries to hire criminal fugitives to take him out but accidentally exposes a secret network of criminal activity, making his family its latest target. To protect Vanessa, Kareem teams up with Coffee - the partner he never wanted - for a dangerous chase across Detroit. From director Michael Dowse, COFFEE and KAREEM is an action-comedy about forging unexpected bonds, one four-letter insult at a time. Co-starring Betty Gilpin, RonReaco Lee, Andrew Bachelor and David Alan Grier. Written by Netflix
Kareem has to be the most irritating, obnoxious, poorly-written character in modern movie history. He's meant to be 12, but looks about 16 and is extremely slappable. His lines are unbelievably offensive for a someone who's meant to be a child, something the movie's entire premise seems to rest upon. There's nothing clever about this movie; just a fat kid swearing as much as possible.