Ride Along

2014 "Propose to this cop's sister? Rookie mistake."
6.1| 1h39m| PG-13| en
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For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner's rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.

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Steineded How sad is this?
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
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.
Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) Simply because they would not be interesting. "Ride Along" is an American 100-minute movie from 2 years ago directed by Tim Story and starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube as the main characters. The story is about a man who has a girlfriend, but does not really get along with her brother. The man himself is an officer, but already struggles with keeping a handful of students under control while his soon-to-be brother-in-law is a tough and very successful cop. The film is listed on IMDb with several genres, but I cannot take it seriously as anything other than an action comedy. The dramatic elements are there, but they get entirely destroyed by the ridiculous crime story in here. Of course, that would not be a problem if the film didn't take itself seriously from the crime genre perspective on some occasions. But it does and it is painful to watch. Action genre I don't care too much about, but I guess it was okay from that perspective. Now about the comedy, it was not all bad, there was one scene when they were talking about the phone in the police car and the woman just won't understand Hart's character's message to her. That was kinda funny I guess. But most of the other humor is not really that great. Or at least it is not sufficient in quality and quantity for a 100-minute film.Most of it relies on parallels between the two characters. We see one character be in a dangerous undercover mission early on, another plays a video game that is about police and crime. Or on another occasions, one questions a criminal, the other questions a child. Stuff like that. In general, a lot of the action are dialogs that take place between the two protagonists in the police car. I guess they did it to save a little money there, but it may have been too many scenes there. It got a bit repetitive, even if the funniest scene, the one I mentioned earlier, takes place there too. The film's biggest weakness is the script. And again 5 people or so were working on it, which is a complete mystery to me. They can't all be that bad. The fact that the entire thing was so predictable was far from the movie's biggest problem. It was just a failed attempt in most areas regardless what you think of, apart from being entirely unrealistic of course. And still, I guess the film was commercially successful enough to motivate everybody (including director, producers and lead actors) for a second movie as this one came out very recently. And surprise, surprise, it is even less successful in terms of critical reception than this very mediocre first. I honestly have no interest checking out the sequel anytime soon. This first film here occasionally reminded me of a weak version of some older cop movie starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte(?). Do not watch "Ride Along". Thumbs down.
hoxjennifer I'm starting to become a real Kevin Hart fan. After watching Get Hard, and now Ride Along, I'm starting to see what the hype is about him. He is just plain hilarious, doesn't take himself too seriously and his range of facial expressions and the energy he brings to the characters he plays is just fantastic. In this movie, he plays Ben, a high school security guard who dreams of one day becoming a cop. He plans to marry his long term girlfriend, Angela, and to do this, he needs a blessing from her brother, James (Ice Cube), who happens to be a detective in the Atlanta PD. The stern James, who is overprotective of his sister (successfully breaking into her house more than once in the movie!), heavily dislikes Ben, who he doesn't take seriously. Wanting to get rid of him, he decides to take him a police ride-along to show him what it's really like to be a cop... hilarity and ridiculous situations ensue.Somewhat original idea for a plot, some half-assed writing with obvious plot holes and ridiculous situations that are hardly believable, but the Kevin Hart steals the show. He is hilarious. Paired with the tough and serious Ice Cube, they make a truly dynamic duo. Ride Along is hilarious. Not the best comedy movie I've ever seen, but still a good laugh nonetheless.
phoenix 2 Ben wants to marry James' sister, but the later simply doesn't like him. So James gives Ben an opportunity to impress him. He takes him to ride along with him for a day at his police patrol. You would think that a movie with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart would have been simply hilarious. But its not. Its a good movie, don't get me wrong, its just that you get the feeling while watching it, that, even though Hart is giving his one hundred percent to his character, Ice Cube is just way off. He seems rather bored. So, thanks to Hart the movie is partly funny, but mostly action, police style. The two of them are riding around the city trying to solve a mystery and catch the bad guy. There are some twists and some good and clever lines, but in the end, it's lucking of something, maybe good chemistry between the two main characters. So 4 out of 10.
quinn-cunniff Hey guys it's Quinn C from YouTube. Ride along: a film that I had to see twice in the span of 48 hours, this film is really a buddy cop film, but as predictable as possible. Granted, I did have times where I laughed very hard, but there was nothing that stood out in this film. It's fun, but it's not good enough to spend $20 worth of tickets on. I'll give this one in the realm of 6.5; not great, but only watch it if it comes out on netflix. If you guys want more in depth reviews, please be sure to check me out, Quinn C with the James Bond emblem, on YouTube. I do daily videos reviewing films of old and new, and also give very in depth analysis of the James Bond films. So if you enjoyed and/or appreciated this review, please be sure to check me out at Quinn C on YouTube with the James Bond emblem, thanks