BON COP BAD COP 2
Canada, 2017, 126 minutes, Colour.
Colm Feore, Patrick Huard, Marc Beaupre, Noam Jenkins, Andreas Apergis, Mariana Mazza, Eric Knudson, Sarah- Jeanne Labrosse, Lucy Laurier, Catherine St Laurent.
Directed by Alain Desrochers.
With the success of the original film in 2006, it is surprising to find that it took more than a decade for a sequel. And this is a very enjoyable sequel, taking of the central characters and their families (with same casters in the original) to see what has happened during the 2000 is.
The script was written by Patrick Heward who plays the role of David. He gives himself some very good lines and quite some action!: Fiore returns as the more straight up-and-down Martin.
In this situation, David years undercover investigating a scam, uncertain as to what it was leading to, the stealing of cars and reconditioning them with the plan to send them into the United States. Martin encounters David once again during a raid on the garage and the setting up of David so that he would not be unmasked – however, they are discovered. In the meantime, there is a young woman, full of test of testosterone as she says, a computer whiz who helps discover what is happening, especially with her providing an earpiece for David by which he can hear Martin and Mark in here and see what is going on in the garage?
The film is very Canadian, David speaking Canadian French, Martin speaking English – with variations on the rest of the cast. It is also very satirical on the United States and American attitudes towards Canada, a satiric presentation of an American small town and its incompetent police, their ignorance about Canada. There is also play with critique of the FBI – and the revelation that the art archvillain is an FBI agent who wants to use the cars, with bombs in them, to blow up outside mosque, as a wake-up call to the self-satisfied American public.
Lots of action, especially at the end as the two try to stop the mission. The two are an odd couple but entertainingly so, so that the film is an enjoyable combination of expected action (and beyond) and a lot of comic dialogue and routines.
1. The popularity of the original film? Part is? Good cop, bad cop? French-speaking and English-speaking? Collaboration, rivalry? A decade after the original film
2. The settings, Canadian, Ontario, Québec, Montréal? The different atmospheres in French Canada and English Canada? The musical score?
3. The cast, so many from the original film, changes after 10 years?
4. David’s story (in the screenplay written by Patrick Huard)? His marriage, his wife leaving and returning? His daughter, her fiance, her work for drive-in burgers, her police studies? His age, experience, being undercover? The opening and his stealing the car, driving through the city, the garage? The raid, Martin capturing him, the fight, Martin and the gun, taking him, the explanations, the local and federal jurisdictions? David punching Martin? Martin shooting David? Going home, his wound, his wife and daughter? The fiance? Wanting some drugs?
5. The set-up, alleged Mafia connections, Di Pietro and his being the local boss, Mike as his subordinate? The cover of the nightclub? The dancers, the clients, prostitution? Mike and his management? David being put up there, the friendship with Jen?
6. The situation with the cars? The mystery purpose? David and his having to steal more cars, Martin helping him with the valet service? The jokes about the tip and the refund?
7. David and Martin working together? MC, her boisterous style, testosterone, expertise with computers, the humorous manner? The earpiece? Martin hearing David? David hearing Martin? At the headquarters, photographing Di Pietro and Mike? Photographing the equipment and connections? MC and her skill in making the connections?
8. The visitors at the club, Martin following them to the American Consulate? The comedy of his being kept waiting? Taking up the theme again, Martin and David at the consulate, causing a rumpus, going to the FBI chief?
9. The personal stories, the long sequence where Martin explained to David about his Lou Gehrig’s disease and deterioration? The alienation from his son, the phone call? The contrast with David and his happy family, going to the drive-in for his meal and talking to his daughter?
10. Di Pietro discovering that David was undercover? David fronting up, the mission with the car? David driving, into the United States, the rendezvous? MC and discovering the satellite, the detonator? David driving through the town, the pursuit, on the bridge, the local police and their awkwardness, the car exploding? His being taken in, the interrogation by the local police? The FBI agent? Martin arriving, the both being held?
11. Canadian satire on the United States? The small town, the awkward police, their ignorance about French Canada, thinking the language was Swedish? The Americans looking down on Canadians? (And the final balance – and their both being awarded the medal by the American president?)
12. Discovery of the plot, the cars to blow up, the information that they were to blow up in front of mosques? Going to the consulate, the encounter with the FBI agent? MC and the information, tracking the central control, the audience knowing that the men in the club were part of the plot, Martin and David taking over with the agent?
13. The agent, the true patriots, collateral damage, waking up America…? Terrorism?
14. Going to the club, for information, Jen and her help, Mike and his presence, David always calling him Michelle? The attack, the interrogation, Jen punching him? Their taking him to David’s home, his wife and her curiosity? The interrogation, the threats with the drill, no batteries? Mike revealing where the rendezvous was, their arrival, Di Pietro shooting Mike? The consequent mayhem? Martin seeing his son as one of the drivers? His reaction?
15. The action with the two trying to find the source of the satellite connection, the armoured van, the pursuit car getting stuck but their pushing through, David on the front of the van, trying to stop Martin, the crash? Seeing the crane (through the window with the children at school), engineering the crane, dropping the man into the river? Uncertain as to the outcome?
16. Martin, firing the guns at the drivers, anyway, David tearing out the GPS and throwing them down the manhole?
17. Martin’s son, the phone call, knowing that all was safe? Martin urging his son to return?
18. The final honours? In the film as an enjoyable blend of action, odd couple, partners, comedy?
