Rental: Bon Cop, Bad Cop

Last summer saw one of the most profitable Canadian movies of all time. Bon Cop, Bad Cop was set to become Canada's buddy cop movie.

It's tough finding something original these days, especially if it's a crime drama, as many cliches fall into place and it's hard to avoid them. So, how do you make a movie that sets it apart from all the rest of these buddy cop movies? You make the crime happen right on the border between two provinces that have trouble getting used to all of their faults. And I mean that literally.

A body is found right on the border between Quebec and Ontario. At first, the two officers assigned to the case on each side of the border refuse to work with each other. And what follows is a wonderful chemistry between Martin Ward (Colm Feore) and David Bouchard (Patrick Huard).

The movie really plays hard on the stereotypes, and the subtitles are an integral part of the movie, as they often switch between English and French midway between their sentences. This makes for a good number of jokes, for both English and French speakers. It's the first bi-lingual movie in Canada, having filmed two scripts; one entirely in english and one entirely in French. Which was used during key moments was only finalized during the editing process. For me, a bi-lingual, the movie was even better because I understood everything. The subtitles aren't always exact, as sometimes they're often part of the joke, so you don't just have the vocal part, but the visual part as well. And believe it or not, it works very well, and the movie is extremely funny.

If you want a good cop movie with some good suspense and comedy thrown in, then rent it. I doubt you will be disappointed.

David Bouchard: [surprised] You speak French?
Martin Ward: No, not really. I had a small gadget installed in my brain and I see subtitles under people when they speak.