Nobodygivesadamnaboutvictimsorsuspectsaslongasourcopheroesarehappy

Aquot;misunderestimatedquot;no-brainercomedyfromAmericasneighborinthenorth.ThisfilmisabouttwoCanadianpolicemen,onefromOntarioandtheotherQuebec,whowere,bothreluctant,madepartnerstotrackandnabaserialkiller.Thescenariosoundsnotalittleclichédbut,withitsHollywoodactionscenesandFrench-style(Québecois)slywit,actuallyenticingtowatch.InHotFuzz,SimonPegghastodealwithwithabunchofEnglishgardeningmaniacs;inBonCop,BadCop,theheroesarefacedwithaMontrealhockeyfanatic.Themereabsurdityofitmakesthewholepursuit,howeverintenseorexciting,allusivelyironic.Therefore,thisfilmcanbeinterpretatedasanimplicitsatiretowardsultra-nationalism,anti-globalists,andfetishenthusiasts.Thebestfunaboutthisfilmistowatchthetwoheroesconstantlybickering,latertranslatedintoakindofmalebonding,onbehalfoftheculturestheyrespectivelyrepresent.Thispartnership,problematicatfirst,alludestotheequallytrickyrelationbetweenQuebecandthegreaterEnglish-speakingCanada.Thehappyendingisanotherfoolproofoptimismthat,despitedifficulties,aCanadianharmonycouldeventuallybeachieved.PatrickHuarddoesagreatjobplayingthemischievouslyirreverent,foul-talking,sexyFrench-Canadiancop,overshadowingco-starColmFeore,whoseroleastheequallypompousbutenglish-speakingsoulfallsflat.Trynottoseeitasapolicethriller,agenreHongKongholdsdefactomonoplyon,butabilingualbuddyfilmflavoredwithactionsequences.Tothosewhostillclaimasenseofhumor,BonCop,BadCopmakesgoodentertainment,greatfun!