Ride Along

    Ride Along
    2014

    Synopsis

    For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner's rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.

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    Cast

    • Ice CubeJames
    • Kevin HartBen Barber
    • John LeguizamoSantiago
    • Bruce McGillLt. Brooks
    • Tika SumpterAngela
    • Bryan CallenMiggs
    • Laurence FishburneOmar
    • Dwayne L. BrownAngry Car Driver
    • Jay PharoahRunflat
    • Aaron SaxtonRoberto

    Recommendations

    • 58

      Entertainment Weekly

      Hart's exasperated dervish shtick has moments of real live-wire anarchy, including one priceless gag at a firing range. Will it be enough to make Hart a household name? Maybe. But both he and his fans deserve better.
    • 58

      The A.V. Club

      Many Jerry Lewis staples, including bratty children and imposing tough guys, are present and accounted for; at one point, Hart even childishly leaps into Ice Cube’s arms, Lewis-style.
    • 50

      Variety

      A lazy and listless buddy-cop action-comedy that fades from memory as quickly as its generic title.
    • 42

      The Playlist

      He (Fishburne) rips into his dialogue like steak, savoring every word as if he were paid by the syllable. For a moment, we’re in a different movie, one where someone has decided to singlehandedly deconstruct a cliché. It’s a very short moment.
    • 40

      Arizona Republic

      You can practically see Hart straining to break free of the script and let loose with a wild improvisational rant, and you never lose hope that he might. (Spoiler alert: He doesn’t.)
    • 40

      Austin Chronicle

      This rote buddy-cop action comedy is instantly forgettable. We’ve seen it all before, and worse than that, we’ve seen it done far better in films ranging from last year’s "The Heat" to Eighties classics such as "Midnight Run" and "Lethal Weapon."
    • 38

      Slant Magazine

      The film refuses to openly engage the isolationism and hardened cynicism that's often part and parcel of being a career police officer.
    • 38

      McClatchy-Tribune News Service

      A little Kevin Hart goes a long way in Ride Along, a dull buddy picture engineered as a vehicle for the mini motor mouth and the perma-sneering Ice Cube.

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