VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Sean Lamberger A big budget effort to revive the long-dormant TV series with a snarkier, more wise-cracking slant. Dan Aykroyd is in his element as the super stiff, by-the-books Joe Friday (nephew of the original protagonist), while Tom Hanks often feels like he tries too hard as the detective's wacky, off-kilter new partner. The two play their roles well, but oddly don't have much of a rapport and feel like they're more wrapped up in the eccentricities of the characters than what's going on around them. I can't really blame them - the plot doesn't seem appropriate, or even all that interesting. Why stick to the guidelines of a basic detective story when you can dive into the overcomplicated saga of an evil pagan minister with deep political ties and a weakness for sacrificial virgins, I guess? It's a terrible match for the cast, who seem as puzzled by it as I was, and sets the film up for failure before it's even found its legs. Amusing at times, for the most part it's helplessly contradictory, clumsy and often downright grating.

jtwcosmos "Oh, thank God, vibrator repair!"This is the story of a cop who investigates a series of goofy crimes in the city of Los Angeles. The comedy is awkward, the script is full of flat jokes, but at least the supporting cast is great.Dan Aykroyd tries his hand at writing comedy, spoofing the old TV series with the same title. His character is a stiff cop, with a unique take on life and an exaggerated care for taxpayer's money and procedure. His jokes are delivered in a matter of fact manner, as if he is saying: "Here you are, Sir, here are your jokes." Which would be fine, if they were funny. But as it was, I didn't quite know what to do with them. Raise them until they grew a funny bone? Send them to comedy school? Put them it in a pie and throw them in somebody's face? Not sure.I don't know if intentionally or not, but just about everybody else in this movie is funnier than Mr. Aykroyd. Tom Hanks is in this movie, just one year before his big break with "Big". Harry Morgan of "M.A.S.H.", Jack O'Halloran of "Superman II", Alexandra Paul of "Babewatch", all have great little roles in this movie. Dabney Coleman is particularly hilarious with his whistling.Dragnet. If your taste is cop comedy, there are much better offerings out there (Naked Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Police Academy, to name just a few). 5/10.

edwagreen Dan Aykroyd does an hilarious take-off of the late Jack Webb's Sgt. Joe Friday in this 1987 film. With that straight face along with everything being straight by the book, Aykroyd is fabulous here. He is equally matched with a perfect foil partner in a very youthful Tom Hanks.The premise may not be all that funny but there are hilarious chase scenes and wonderful performances by Christopher Plummer, as a priest, who is really a maniacal thief along with Dabney Coleman and Elizabeth Ashley, the latter a crooked Police Lady Commissioner.Friday finds love and finally breaks down somewhat from his rigidity. Plummer's line when asked about a wonderful military force is to say: "Who the Israeli's?"Even the anti-climatic ending will not bother you here.

Lee Eisenberg I've never seen the TV series "Dragnet", and I've heard that it was little more than an excuse to glorify the police, lionizing them for going after hippies. Therefore, I'm perfectly content only knowing the 1980s movie starring Dan Aykroyd as the no-nonsense Joe Friday and Tom Hanks as his hip new sidekick. While the plot focuses on their investigation of a shady televangelist (Christopher Plummer), it's mostly an excuse for both men to be just plain old funny. Both guys easily succeed in that respect. It's the most hilarious - let alone the best - movie for either, but truly a nice bit of entertainment for its running length. Worth seeing for that.Also starring Alexandra Paul, Jack O'Halloran, Kathleen Freeman and Dabney Coleman.