COPSHOP

Frank Grillo plays Teddy Murretto, a con man on the run from Gerard Butler's Bob Viddick, who is contracted to kill him. In order to get away from Bob, Teddy purposefully assaults a police officer so he can be sent to jail. With a wily plan of his own, Bob fakes a drunk driving accent by almost running over a couple of state troopers so he too can be locked up. And as fate would have it, they're in the same precinct together, staring across each other from their separate cells divided by only bars and the walkway through the holding cells. The film starts out quite intriguing, with an interesting setup that peels enough curiosity into the audiences mind to see how this'll play out. Add heavy doses of expletive humor early on from frustrated Sgt. Duane Mitchell (Chad L. Coleman) and it was off to a good start. The film slowly begins to unfold before we're later introduced to another contract killer, southern speaking Anthony Lamb played impeccably by Toby Huss. However, once Huss is introduced and had his fun, the film slower begins losing steam as well as my attention. Before the end credits roll, you're ready for it to be over as the film comes a little off the rails. Pacing is an issue as too much time is spent between Teddy, Bob, and Officer Valerie Young (Alexis Louder) hiding in the holding cells upon Lamb's arrival. The film started with promise and was pretty fun for the first 30-45 minutes, but after that, it doesn't play as well on the back end. 5/10