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Strangef8 [ 2.0 ]
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Title: Reno 911!: Miami
Starring: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Niecy Nash, Mary Birdsong, Cedric Yarbrough
Directed By: Robert Ben Garant
Produced By: Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon
Genre: Comedy, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation
Release Date: February 23rd, 2007
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, nudity, crude humor, language and drug use.
Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution, Paramount Pictures
The deputies of the Reno sheriff's department visit a national police convention in Miami Beach. When the convention center is bio-attacked, it's up to Reno's "finest" to save the day. -Yahoo! Movies
As I was leaving the theater I had the crazy sensation of deja vu. I could have sworn that I had seen this before, maybe even twice. When I got home I hit the most wonderful site on the Internet, The IMDB (Internet Movie Database for those who don't know) and guess what I found? I found this movie, well a slight variation of it, called Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach! OK, a bit of an exaggeration there but not much. Both movies include a group of misfits with the main difference being that Police Academy 5 actually has a plot. Reno 911! Miami has a plot so thin it looks like an old sock. Hell, the plot only rears it's ugly head in the ten minutes before sinking under the quagmire that is the movie only to rear it's head at the very end. Can you tell I'm not a fan?
Can't say too much about the regular cast, they are who they are. No big revelations or anything. Sorry guys. The only cast that stands out (and just may be the only reason to see this movie) are the cameos. I could spoil it for you but let's just say that it looks like somebody called in a few favors. If you really want to know, check out IMDB, lol.
Reno 911! : Miami is just an extended episode of the Comedy Central show without the bleeps and blurs. I wouldn't be surprised if they split this up into a three parter and aired it with the bleeps and blurs back in. If you are a fan, wait for the DVD. But if you must see this in the theater, make sure you stay past the credits. If you aren't a fan, just skip it.
Until they make Reno 911!: Iraq,
keep reading.
Mitch E.
mitchemerson@hotmail.com
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DokBrowne [ 7.0 ]
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Not sure why so many people hated this movie...if you know anything about the show (which is moderately respected), it's basically the same schtick, "Police Academy" in mockumentary style, with better jokes. The only real difference is a change in location and more explicit material (nudity, profanity, and violence). Otherwise, it's barely even longer than a typical episode. I laughed enough to say I liked it, thought some of the comedy was bland and unoriginal (just like on the show), and enjoyed the performances, including the various cameos (Paul Rudd as Scarface is a perfectly random highlight). I guess if you look too closely, it's kind of disheartening at the core, because there's no traditional attempt to humanize the characters or make them into heroes. They're simply walking gags, and fleeting moments of sincerity are quickly turned into mean-spirited spoofs of conventional movie motifs. Nothing wrong with that, really - 'tis better to stay true to your comedy than shoehorn in gratuitous, maudlin mush just because you should, but on the other hand, there's something to be said for the underlying existence of humanity in a story, and this one purposely lacks it. The cops are dimwits and assholes, and display no hints of being likable or competent under the surface. Oh well.
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| No. Ratings | : 3 | |
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