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Third World Cop
Palm Pictures


9.0

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MPAA RATING: R for violence, some strong sexuality, language and drug content

Starring Winston 'Bello' Bell, Carl Bradshaw, and Paul Campbell

Set in Kingston, Jamaica, a cop goes back to his old hood.

GENRE(S):	Action
WRITTEN BY:	Chris Browne Suzanne Fenn S. Chris Salewicz
DIRECTED BY:	Chris Browne
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: August 29, 2000 Video: August 29, 2000 Theatrical: April 14, 2000
RUNNING TIME:	98 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	Jamaica

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

Ends up about as exotic as a straight-to-cable potboiler.

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

The script recycles clichés that go back to 1937'S "Dead End," the performances are one-note, and the whole thing has the flat, bright look of a TV cop show.

LA Weekly Nicole Campos

Excels at suspense and atmosphere, despite the garden-variety plot and an unintentionally hilarious - credit sequence .

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

Main lure is what feels like a very authentic visual sense of the nontourist side of Kingston, where the ambience of zinc-walled shacks wallpapered with old newspapers is captured by cinematographer Richard Lannaman.

New York Post Jonathan Foreman

The acting, camera work and writing are all crude and amateurish, even by the standards of student films.

Village Voice Tina Benitez

Cop is an energetic portrayal of mean-street ghetto life.

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

A hackneyed police story, rife with clichés, implausibilities, and weak performances.

Film.com Ernest Hardy

It's little more than a loose assemblage of Hollywood action movie formulas: "Dirty Harry" and assorted cop/buddy flicks are the clear models for the movie.

The New York Times Dana Stevens

Shot in smeary video, it sports the static, by-the-book camera work of a daytime soap-opera.

The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Leo G. gave it an 8:
A great represenattion of the kingston underworld not seen by the bomboclat tourist, great cinematography..is there a sequel..does wonie escape?

Michael gave it a 10:
I couldn't get enough of this movie and would like to see more like it. Its raw and uncut feel had me watching it again and again.

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Third World Cop
Palm Pictures