Cop Out is the first feature Kevin Smith has directed which he didn’t also write, perhaps that’s a bad thing as the TRS guys didn’t like it very much. For a comedy they didn’t laugh too often, they do enjoy the idea of a throwback to the 80s buddy cop movies, so much so in fact they end up chatting about them for a while. It doesn’t sound like Cop Out is particularly bad, as a comedy it just seems to fall flat and the guys are fairly indifferent to the rest.
After briefly playing some head games it’s onto this weeks video game. It is praise all round for Heavy Rain, with the three universally agreeing if you play games you need to play Heavy Rain. Alex admits were he not reviewing the game he would’ve shut it off after the first hour, that being said he was blown away by how the game effected him. Dan lays on the hyperbole as always but for once it seems somewhat warranted. Jeff is extrememly pleased with the game and feels it has moved games forward in a meaningful way.
You can certainly tell how much love there is for the game by the length of the video game segment. Jeff praises the game for not having any kind of save system. The fact you can’t just load a save from before a decision to see what could have happened makes every choice really matter. The guys go into spoiler mode for a while, time stamps: 40:07-42:30.
We adventure out in the Heavy Rain to see if it changes video games forever. Does Kevin Smith’s Cop Out revive the buddy picture? Plus, fun with sticky notes, inspired by Quentin Tarantino!
Runtime – 55:34
