Did everyone already see this? It didn't really get a good run in Ireland, but did decent business in the States. If you haven't seen it, and are looking for something to watch with your mates, this is comedy heaven. Now funny is in the eye of the beholder to a point and that becomes painfully evident if you watch movies like this with a female. But it's not for them. This is made by a bunch of lads for bunches of lads to watch.
It is the tale of five guys doing what you would do if you were a cop: drive really fast, faff about with guns, harass innocent folk and play gags on each other all day instead of solving 'crime.' They're hangers of the highest order and their antics will make you howl, or you're lame. Or a girl.
From the first minute, where teens with drugs are subjected to a series of mind games by the team, the stall is set out and the story, frankly, is irrelavant. State troopers compete with local cops for something or other in a hilariously childish way. Original Hannibal Lecter Brian Cox is their boss and he goes for it big style - including a scene where his drunk 'acting' is suspiciously believeable.
The gag rate is very, very high, there are no attempts to inject 'heart' or a message into the plot like Apatow and co's output - this is balls-out crudeness, and all the better for it. In films like this, nerds are not championed - they are mercilessly punished for being who they are. Proper order.
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