Bon Cop Bad Cop is the gut-busting new offering to the growing area of mainstream Canadian Movies. Patrick Huard as Dave Bouchard, is the swearin’ beer drinkin’ French-Canadian cop who believes without a doubt that all english-speaking Canadians know naught about the Quebcois, is the perfect foil for Colm Feore as Martin Ward the straight-laced cop with “Ontario up his ass”. The two are brought together to solve a murder mystery when a corpse mysteriously appears on top of the “Welcome to Ontario/You Are Leaving” Quebec sign. Disparities in cultural and personality differences give way to terrific comic relief as each takes a jab at each others ignorances. I couldn’t help but wonder if an American audience would find humour here. The seriousness of the murder contrasts with the sharp-witted dry humour of the verbal exchanges between the cops. Of course, a Canadian movie wouldn’t be Canadian without hockey in it and I was bemused to see the killer sporting a hockey mask, a la Jason. While some of the situations were proposterous and overloaded the banter between the Bouchard and Ward is so dead on that the movie gave me faith that there are more good funny films that will be coming out of Canada.
It should also be of note that Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse (of YTV’s 15/Love) gives a remarkably good performance as Dave Bouchard’s daughter Gabrielle. Her ability to convey emotion and connect with her audience made her electrify every scene she was in.
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I receive movie event notices regularily from The First Weekend Club in my inbox with the hope that if they can get enough people out to see Canadian films they will make it through the first weekend so that more people can enjoy them and it looks like their efforts are proving fruitful as this film is about to make it through it’s third weekend.
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