Cop Car (2015)

"Cop Car" is a bizarre movie, from the title to the end of it. Two kids, of about 10 years old, who ran from home, find an abandoned police care near a field. Despite manifesting a level of intelligence that seems similar to "dumb & dumber" in the kindergarten years (the comparison's not mine, but I don't remember where I heard it), the two kids manage to start the car, make a couple laps with it, hit the road through a fence, reach over 100 speed and get alive out of this. But they don't get away from the owner of the vehicle... a local sheriff involved in some really unorthodox stuff, from dumping a corpse in the woods to dumping some bags of drugs in his toilet. We don't get a clear image of what's going on. What's certain is that he's a bad guy who wants his car back. Especially because of what's hiding in the trunk.

The movie runs relatively quiet for its first half, the action level rising towards the end. I liked the dynamic = lately I appreciate a moderate dosing of the tension . The cast is small in size, Kevin Bacon clearly being the star here in the sheriff's role. The camera work is nice and the score has a minimalist sound which seemed familiar, but I don't know where I heard it before.

I said that "Cop Car" is bizarre starting with its title - which might be related with what we see on screen most often, but still seems picked like... well, what's the first idea for naming the movie? The main issue though is the contrast between the kids actions. They either shine in their capacity to handle things, or they make you wonder why the script says 10 years instead of 5 (and that's not as positive remark). Or looking at tit from a different perspective, if such an improbable sequence of events can take place, maybe we should play the lottery more often. Anyway, it's an ok thriller, no lengths in it, and can get you away from the daily issues for a bit of time.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5