Cop Car Analysis

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Kevin Bacon is a badass and he gets to show off that badassness in Cop Car, a film that is simple in plot, but deep in satisfaction. I've seen it touted as a horror film, but the truth is, it's more of a thriller, with a few bits and pieces of dark humor thrown in for good measure. The DVD (also on Blu-ray) that was released by Anchor Bay is light on features, however the gratifying feeling of watching a great film makes up for any grievances towards the disc. Read on to see if you agree...

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As the lovely plot summary shows above, the story is straight forward, but it's the fantastic performance from Kevin Bacon that produces excellence. I've always been a fan of Kevin Bacon's acting, yes, even the much maligned Hollow Man, is still a movie I enjoy checking out once and awhile. In Cop Car, Mr. Bacon produces a performance that is both humorous and scary all at once. As I so casually mentioned before, the film has bits and pieces of dark humor sprinkled throughout, even when carnage and death is present on screen.
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However, XXX and XXX put in a stellar performance that brought me back to my dumb days of being a kid. A vast majority of everything they do is both terrifying and innocent; be it them taking a cop car on a joy ride or playing with guns. I lost count numerous times of me flinching at them handling rifles in such an unsafe way. Scary, frightening real

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