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Harrison Ford lends his solid, perpetually disgruntled presence to Hollywood Homicide, an action comedy in which he's paired with the squinty eyes and peaches-and-cream complexion of Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk Down). Radical French film-maker Jean-Luc Godard would appreciate this complete deconstruction of the buddy-cop flick genre; basic cinematic elements (mismatched partners, a hard-ass superior riding them, arguments about who's going to drive, arguments about intuition vs. diligent detective work, the bad cop who killed Hartnett's father, etc.) have been scrambled and slapped together with no concern for coherence, making clear their innately artificial nature. Sex scenes and car chases come out of nowhere and disappear without consequence, providing arbitrary visual stimulus. During shoot-outs, it's impossible to tell who got killed or why, underscoring a basic doubt about the purpose of making movies like Hollywood Homicide. It's rare for a mainstream movie to be so daringly (if perhaps accidentally) avant-garde. --Bret Fetzer
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From Oscar-nominated Ron Shelton (Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Bull Durham, 1989) this hot action comedy is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat...and in stitches. Starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett, Hollywood Homicide redefines the buddy-cop genre. In Hollywood, no one is who they really want to be. Veteran police detective Joe Gavilan (Ford) and his rookie partner K.C. Halden (Hartnett) are no exception. Between Joe's struggling real estate business and K.C.'s fledgling acting career and yoga instruction, they've got a major murder case to solve. With both Internal Affairs and their main suspect on their tails, Joe and K.C. have to infiltrate the dangerous world of the hip-hop recording industry. Juggling two careers proves to be a comical adventure, with Joe and K.C. desperate to stay alive long enough to catch their big break.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Bland, but with an easy charm...,
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This review is from: Hollywood Homicide [DVD] [2004] (DVD)
Hollywood Homicide is a very formulaic buddy cop movie, with an over complicated plot, only a few laughs, and coasting leads.But, honestly, I enjoyed it far more than I probably should have. The opening is really quite bad, with dodgy "modern yoof" dialogue, and a suedo rap/hip hop scene. It takes a while for the storlyline to get going, and even then it's a confusing miss mash of scenes that don't seem to join together, and ends up with our two cops chasing after a villain we never even knew how they worked out it was him! Still, with a side stories regarding secondary careers (Ford's cop is also a real estate agent, while Hartnett also plays a wannabe actor - oh the irony!) that are mildly amusing, they do tend to get in the way of the main storyline, and extend the running time longer than it should. But it wasn't all bad. There were some amusing scenes - the interview room scene was funny, and a bizarre chase across, around and through a river also picks up a slightly dragging film. Yet it is good to stick around, because come the final half hour, there is a pretty decent, action fuelled finale, involving a car chase and fight that, surprisingly, works around Ford's and Hartnett's easy, laid back relationship. The "That's it - I'll drive!" scene is an example of that. It's not brilliant, it's far from perfect, but it will charm viewers. Remember, make a mine a cheeseburger... Extras wise, there are a bunch of trailers and bios, and three featurettes. The making of is the most interesting, but the otehr two are dull. Especially LAPD Stories, which really doesn't have much to do with the film in the first place.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good experience but I thought I already reviewed this item,
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This review is from: Hollywood Homicide [DVD] [2004] (DVD)
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I received the DVD on time and it's indeed what I expected. Had a good purchasing experience. However I am a bit frustrated of having to provide so much feedback every time I buy on amazone. Just a simple rating should be enough for you. Honestly what else can I add if there's nothing to say besides all was ok? If you really care about reviews you should make sure that the initial offer info is available in this same window. And if you want me to write so many words in this review you should ask more specific questions on which you need feedback. Why is it not possible to just say everything was fine for a good rating?
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Hollywood Homicide [DVD] [2003] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
All in all the story and plotline is very formula; there are good guys that are misunderstood and bad guys that are silly and scared. The good guys chase and chase and chase the bad guys. Will they catch the bad guys? Will the bad guys confess to unbelievable crimes? Or will just once the bad guys get away. Don't hold your breath.
There is an added wrinkle as both Detective Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) and his rookie partner Kasey Calden (Josh Hartnett) take care of outside interests while in pursuit. Mean time it is fun watching this almost cartoon like execution, as they run past all the familiar landmarks out and about Los Angeles, California, USA: Beverly Hills, Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood, Los Angeles Subway System, Mt. Olympus in Hollywood Hills, Pacific Palisades, Parker Center Police Headquarters -at 150 N. Los Angeles St., Parking Lot, L.A.P.D. Hollywood Station at 1358 Wilcox Ave., Santa Monica, Venice Canals, and Venice.
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