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- 2017
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 40 m
- 2017
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 40 m
Summary Jon Baker (Dax Shepard) and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello (Michael Peña) have just joined the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in Los Angeles but for very different reasons. Baker is a beaten up pro motorbiker trying to put his life and marriage back together. Poncherello is a cocky undercover Federal agent investigating a multi-million dolla...
Directed By: Dax Shepard
Written By: Rick Rosner, Dax Shepard
- 2017
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 40 m
- 2017
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 40 m
CHIPS
28
5.0
Where to Watch
Summary Jon Baker (Dax Shepard) and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello (Michael Peña) have just joined the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in Los Angeles but for very different reasons. Baker is a beaten up pro motorbiker trying to put his life and marriage back together. Poncherello is a cocky undercover Federal agent investigating a multi-million dolla...
Directed By: Dax Shepard
Written By: Rick Rosner, Dax Shepard
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
28
4% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
38% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
58% Negative
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
28
4% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
38% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
58% Negative
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
The jokes are dirty and wildly inappropriate, but are thoughtfully played.
As light entertainment goes, CHiPs is fairly accomplished, and Pena and Shepard make a good team. If someone wants to turn CHiPs into a franchise of some kind, worse things have happened.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 80 User Ratings
5.0
31% Positive
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
36% Mixed
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
33% Negative
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 80 User Ratings
5.0
31% Positive
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
36% Mixed
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
33% Negative
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
Funny and lighthearted. I had a lot of laugh out loud moments. The jokes won’t be for everyone. Dax and Michael have amazing chemistry.
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It’s just a waste. The premise is ripe for absurdity and the talented supporting cast have interesting quirks that might have livened things up if Shepard ever gave them the chance. Instead, aside from a few surprisingly gory moments, this makes the original show look good.
Given the alternative between the big-screen CHIPS and an antiquated, low-stakes episode of the original TV series, we’d pick the latter in a heartbeat.
Shepard just sprinkles overstated banter onto a generic plot and bits of pedal-to-the-metal action, as if he was serving the action-comedy gods by sticking the usual ingredients in a blender and pushing “puree.”
Soul-crushingly unfunny...It’s a movie that assumes that if you repeat ad nauseam an unfunny joke about ass-licking, it’ll magically become hilarious. It’s so grotesquely misogynistic, it makes The Hangover look like Thelma & Louise.
The investigation is dull, the jokes dispiritingly flat-footed, with Ponch’s sex addiction and squirminess over male intimacy supplying most of the setups for CHIPS’ puerile humor.
A tale of two motorcycle cops!
I haven't seen the 70s series from where this film got inspired by. But before that, I had in my mind that it could be a remake of 'Electra Glide in Blue'. Anyway, it was directed and starred in one of the main roles by Dax Shepard. His direction job is not going anywhere. Though all his so far attempts are appreciable. In this film, it was Michael Pena, who led the rest of the characters. He'd done similar roles in other films like 'End of Watch'. But literally, he ruled it by sidelining everybody else in the film, including Dax.
Two motorcycle highway patrol cops team up. They are not an ideal match for the job, but they are assigned in that way by their superior. One of them was an ex-motorcycle stuntman and the other one who had lost his partner recently. They begin to investigate a highway robbery that leads them in the right direction. But can they handle those gangmen who have overpowered them in many ways is what brings twist, before ending with a big action sequence.
A stylish cop flick and a quality presentation, but messed up by its screenplay. The story had a purpose, but the film scenes looked not arranged properly in order. There are many unnecessary scenes, just to bring some comedies. Yeah, some of them were really fun, but the film overwhelmed by bad jokes and random action sequences. The actors were good, though it was only the lead two who were the bright spot in the narration. If you forget all the logics, you could enjoy it. It serves a decent entertainment. Yet when it comes to rating, it won't deserve any big number.
6/10
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The charismatic cast do their best within the limited screenplay which seems to be geared towards comedy. Overall the action beats kept me watching. Overall the direction and production value was good but the plot felt undercooked and despite the great cast, failed to cash in on the potential for drama within the action.
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It's lazy, it's cookie-cutter and I'm the farthest thing from a SJW but so many of the jokes are pointlessly **** and sexist. Dax Shepard is funny in supporting roles but his directorial efforts (this, "Hit and Run" and "Brothers Justice") are all awful films. Skip this. There are way better comedies, cop films, buddy flicks...
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Failing miserably at capturing the funny atmosphere and style of the original show, CHiPs' wildly inappropriate gags and hilariously stupid plot-points don't provide any laughable humor whatsoever.
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Production Company
Primate Pictures,
RatPac-Dune Entertainment,
Warner Bros.
Release Date Mar 24, 2017
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
Tagline Chip Happens
Website
http://www.warnerbros.com/chips
Awards
California on Location Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Razzie Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
