Alicia I love this movie so much

Diagonaldi Very well executed

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

tomgillespie2002 For anyone with children of their own, Jon Watts' Cop Car may just be one of the most uncomfortable cinematic experiences you'll ever sit through, as it revels in putting its two young protagonists through hell as part of their unique coming-of-age. The two baby- faced runaways at the story's centre are played with incredible naturalism by James Freedson-Jackson and Hays Wellford, which will no doubt make the movie all the more distressing for any doting parents. The rest of us can marvel at an incredibly well-constructed and tightly-wound thriller, which also ventures into neo-noir territory akin to early work of the Coen Brothers and, more recently and albeit with less blood, Jeremy Saulnier's Blue Ruin. It's a small piece of work that didn't escape the eyes of Marvel Studios, who quickly snapped Watts up for their delicate reboot of Spider- Man.Opening in a vast field in the middle of nowhere, pre-teens Travis (Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Wellford) wander aimlessly practising swearing and sharing a Slim Jim. It's soon becomes clear that they have run away from home, but less clear is why and just how far they've come. Their boredom is soon relieved by the sight of an empty police car, parked suspiciously with keys still in the ignition and an empty beer bottle on the hood. Curiosity naturally gets the better of them and they are soon revving up the engine and teaching themselves how to drive. If anyone pulls them over, they'll just claim to be the police. We are then treated to a flashback, in which we learn that the car's owner, Sheriff Kretzer (Kevin Bacon), is not a very nice man at all. He strips to his vest, dons gloves, and proceeds to pull a body out of the trunk and buries it. When he returns to his parking spot and realises his grave error, he quickly starts to cover his tracks and hunt down the thieves.The plot of Cop Car relies heavily on sheer stupidity. Kretzer, an experienced officer, should not have left the keys behind, or his gun, or the soon-to-be-discovered roughed-up criminal in the trunk (played by Shea Whigham). But many great thrillers are built upon the clumsy actions of the buffoons driving the action, and Cop Car is no exception. In keeping the characters backgrounds a mystery, they come unpredictable, and the film becomes increasingly intense because of this. Watts and Christopher Ford's screenplay carefully moves its small band of characters into place (including a nosy bystander played by Camryn Manheim whose good intentions seem to be destined for tragedy) for a thrilling finale that manages to keep you on the edge of your seat right up to the very last scene. Passed on for a cinema release, Cop Car is a fine example of the kind of surprises to be found with straight-to-DVD titles, elegantly combining action, dark humour, and a believable coming-of-age tale.

AnonimoDesconhecido Solid film, the type I wish they'd make more of. Great characters. Their back stories are hinted at and your imagination fills in the gaps. Great writing. The dialogue has weight and sounds natural. Great scenery. It's on the outskirts of an old dusty town, way out in the back-roads of somewhere and it looks beautiful. Great story line and a great score all at a nice pace and under a one and half hour running time. It has no need for flashy, gimmicky explosions or a convoluted and overly-complicated plot. This is the best film I saw this summer.It's a simple original story that keeps you wondering what will happen next. I don't know how a film like this can get made any more.Kevin Bacon was pretty great too.

Carlos Perez Miquilarena I was looking forward to watching this film because the plot seemed so simple, two boys who steal a cop car and they are chased down by a cop, and the title is just cop car, I wanted to see what this was about. And what I saw was perhaps one of my new favorite films. The film is so simple, in a good way, there are no more than 15 people seen throughout the whole film, there are no unnecessary scenes or dialogues, no over the top stuff, most of the film takes place on the countryside somewhere in the USA, like I said, everything's so simple but the story is delivered in such a way, that it does not get boring for a second. Though at one point I was like, ''this is not as good as I expected'', then it got as good as I expected, what can I say, really good film, the cinematography is beautiful and the music (though very little) as well. How it could have been better? perhaps if the boys reacted more like kids, I mean, at the end with the whole tension they did not cry(at least not as much as a kid would cry), I would have been crying inconsolably, crying for my mom, and my best friend is bleeding a lot, I'd definitely be crying, anyway, just a little thing I would have changed, perhaps not all kids would have reacted like that, anyhow, amazing film.

bobbyhollywood The title got me to wonder, just what type of movie did they make about a "Cop Car," so I watched it. The two kids work their way up to driving it, and again, I thought: "Wow, bet they have fun with the red lights and siren - hehehe." they did.As the movie progressed I found it to be interesting enough that it caught me and was taking me with it, that happens sometimes.At first I could not figure out why a cop car was sitting in a little hollow with a few trees around, and NO Cop or Sheriff, I wondered where they had gone, and why. We find out later.It seems to start when the two kids take a walk for something to do on what looks like a summer day, why do they do that, kids do things sometimes - just - to do them.The first car the kids and the cop car go by on the highway, is someone special, it surprised me, and got a good laugh.The Sheriff, as played by Mr. Bacon, is truly something else, if anyone on this planet ever had the word "looser" tattooed on their forehead, that Sheriff would be the one. All of those in this movie did what they were supposed to do, and perhaps more in some cases, it all contributed to an enjoyable, but not so nice movie for me.I would call it intense in some places.