Cop and a Half

Starring:Burt Reynolds, Norman D. Golden II, Ruby Dee, Holland Taylor, Ray Sharkey, Sammy Hernandez, Frank Sivero, Rocky Giordani, Marc Macaulay, Tom McCleister, Ralph Wilcox, Tom Kouchalakos, Carmine Genovese, Sean O'Neal (II), Max Winkler, Steve Carlisle, Annabelle Weenick, Paul Vroom, Tim Goodwin, Mike Benitez
Director: Henry Winkler
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

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When Burt Reynolds made his welcome comeback in Boogie Nights, he was doing his best to distance himself from the painful memory of movies like this unbearable 1993 comedy, which is almost saved by its generic good nature. Reynolds plays a seasoned cop teamed with an 8-year-old kid who dreams of someday wearing a real detective's badge. The movie takes place in Tampa, Florida, where little Devon Butler (Norman D. Golden II) witnesses a crime and is questioned by police for details. He'll tell what he knows, but only if he's allowed to be a cop for a while. The kid-hating Reynolds ends up the kid's reluctant partner. It's all done as a lark, of course, but the kid turns out to be a pretty good crime-fighter, and Reynolds comes to care for him when things get rough on their latest case. This ridiculous premise is every bit as contrived as it sounds. If you don't buy into it, Cop and a Half is about as enjoyable as a bout of influenza. If you can go with the flow, however (and that takes some effort), you may find yourself enjoying the chemistry between Reynolds and his half-pint partner. Director Henry Winkler makes it clear that it's all in the spirit of good, clean (and painfully formulaic) fun. Some will call it "cute," so let's not spoil their fun by suggesting otherwise. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

A Missable Reynolds Movie.......2007-04-02

Cop & A Half was one of the movie that continued the descent of Burt Reynolds' film career.

This falls under "the hard action crowd has deserted me so let me make a cute kid and a copy" movie. But even though Reynolds knows how to be charming, and the kid has the requisite cute factor, the movie is not watchable or enjoyable on any level.

Fortunately, Reynolds has made, and hopefully will in the future, make enough films that will help to blunt the impact of this stinker from moviegoers' minds.

Classic Kids Film.......2007-03-09

I remember watching this movie when it 1st came out in theaters. It was a good movie then and it's a good movie now:) I had my kids watch Cop and a Half for the 1st time last year and it's mega favorite of theirs as well:) love it love it love it!

poor burt.......2006-06-12

poor burt reynolds just couldn't catch a break when this one was cooked up. it really is just sad to see the once mighty burt taking any job to make money! this tale of an 8 year old who sees a murder and uses this to get to ride with a real cop,burt(looking very unhappy and a little tired)is the man the boy gets. then they both set out to stop the killer. sound silly, you bet and not very funny. the pits

A film and a half!.......2006-05-29

You have to question the judgement of reviewers such as Brooke 276 and Russell A Shiley who have given negative reviews to this classic piece of movie history. Perhaps they thought they were being funny giving negative reviews to an obviously excellent film? If the front cover, in which a small child is forcing the always excellent Burt Reynolds to wear some handcuffs as an amusing pair of comedy spectacles isn't funny enough in itself (it is) then nearly two hours of seeing why employing an 8 year old as a Los Angeles policeman would be a bad idea ought to be enough to convince even the most hardened cynic of the genius of this production. Go and buy this film now - you won't be disappointed!

Cop a load of this!.......2006-01-11

Ideal for people who will watch anything with Burt Reynolds in it, or for anyone considering the pros and cons of hiring a mischievous child as a sidekick.

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