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- 2013
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 57 m
- 2013
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 57 m
Summary Uptight FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn and Boston cop Shannon Mullins become partners in order to take down a ruthless drug lord. The hitch: neither woman has ever had a partner -- or a friend for that matter.
Directed By: Paul Feig
Written By: Katie Dippold
- 2013
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 57 m
- 2013
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 57 m
Summary Uptight FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn and Boston cop Shannon Mullins become partners in order to take down a ruthless drug lord. The hitch: neither woman has ever had a partner -- or a friend for that matter.
Directed By: Paul Feig
Written By: Katie Dippold
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
60
62% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
30% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
8% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
60
62% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
30% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
8% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
If The Heat is about more than being a well-oiled delivery system for impressive and effective comedy, it's in part about what it means to be a good cop — including the question of how gender does or doesn't factor into that.
If you’re going to make a dopey, bawdy, foul-mouthed, predictable lady-buddy-cop movie, you might as well make it funny. And until it overstays its welcome in the final half-hour, The Heat is shamefully funny.
When director Paul Feig — who revitalized feminine comedy with "Bridesmaids" — allows McCarthy's improvisational instincts to take over because, honestly, nobody else in the cast can stand up to her. McCarthy is the best thing about The Heat.
Scenes go on too long. Jokes outwear their welcome. The plot, though perfunctory (it’s no more complex or intriguing than the average hourlong television crime procedural), gets muddled. Even though McCarthy keeps the laughs coming, The Heat doesn’t really pack enough.
The movie -- too much of it -- is spent testing the boundaries of how loud and obnoxious McCarthy can be. Feig doesn't hand this able comic actress the gift of freedom; he simply gives her enough rope, which isn't nearly the same thing.
Grotesque doesn't begin to describe Ms. McCarthy's new character. Scarily insane comes closer; repulsive occasionally applies. Mullins's insanity can be extremely funny from time to time, but her anger grows as punishing for the audience as it does for the victims of her unrestrained police work.
Production Company
Twentieth Century Fox,
Chernin Entertainment,
TSG Entertainment,
Ingenious Media,
Big Screen Productions,
Ingenious Film Partners
Release Date Jun 28, 2013
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating R
Tagline Good Cop. Mad Cop.
Awards
American Comedy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Critics Choice Awards
• 3 Nominations
