Ride Along (2014)

Security guard Ben must prove himself to his girlfriend's brother, top police officer James. He rides along James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta. Ride Along has it's fair share of flaws but it's better than most comedies out there plus i do like both Ice Cube and Kevin Hart and in my opinion they did such a great job in their respective roles. Plus the storyline was pretty good and the film was actually very funny and with lots of action too especially the opening sequence was great. Plus there's also unfortunately a sequel titled 'Ride Along 2' that was just awful. (8/10)

I feel the need to watch a lot of comedies these days as my mood is often grumpier and more irritable than Ice Cube (in general, not just every character he plays). Don't get me wrong, I can enjoy stupid humor and low-brow comedy just as much as any genuinely moronic and slovenly mouth-breathing member of Joe Public, but Ride Along is bottom-of-the-barrel stuff.The "buddy cop" sub-genre is apparently alive and well, despite the 1980s being a distant memory. Kevin Hart is a feckless school security guard who dreams of being a real cop. In order to impress his girlfriend's overprotective big brother (the Cube) he agrees to a ride-along for a day, unaware that he's being set up for humiliation. But his convenient geekiness just so happens to help solve an important case involving a local crime boss. Honestly, the plot is so thin it could be written on the back of a postage stamp and Tim Story (an ironic surname, for sure) seems to have learned nothing since his days directing Taxi, allowing his stars to improvise to save the weak scripted material. It doesn't work.Set in the cheap, tax-break city of Atlanta, the movie looks ugly, not just because of the non-cinematic locations but because Tim Story has no idea how to use a 2.35:1 frame and photographer Larry Blanford uses the unfortunate modern aesthetic of hard contrast with oversaturated colors instead of creating an atmosphere in-camera. It's shot in amamorphic Panavision, but you'll never notice as it is so flat and nasty looking.Kevin Hart is funny but this is not a good vehicle for him. It made a lot of money, hence the sequel, but I honestly thought that this sub-genre died with the painfully unfunny Showtime back in 2002 (Remember that? No?). If you've seen one, you've seen the other, you've seen them all.Always, always, always be ex-treme-ly weary and cynical of movies that have outtakes over the end credits.I should have just watched Dragnet.

Ride AlongIf not for Kevin the movie is flat out exhausting, predictable and mundane no matter how much they attempt to project it in a special or unique way.

went to this movie and it advertised itself as an action comedy and it hits the mark. this movie is filled with many laughs some terrific actions scenes and I was entertained which I feel is the most important part of any movie. the chemistry between the leads is what makes this movie rise above the standard movie in this genre and I laughed at so many scenes like the kevin hart dealing with the various 126 calls along with the hospital scenes and him using his blackhammer schtick. ice cube plays a great straight man to kevin hart's character but I will point out one truly funny scene and that is the scene with kevin hart dealing the young man thinking of skipping school it was a riot. so if you want to just laugh and eat some popcorn this movie is for you.