Third World Cop
Palm Entertainment | Release Date: April 14, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
5
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50
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Ends up about as exotic as a straight-to-cable potboiler. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKenneth 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. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland 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. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyNicole Campos
Excels at suspense and atmosphere, despite the garden-variety plot and an unintentionally hilarious - credit sequence . Read full review
38
New York PostJonathan Foreman
The acting, camera work and writing are all crude and amateurish, even by the standards of student films. Read full review
30
Village VoiceTina Benitez
Cop is an energetic portrayal of mean-street ghetto life. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
A hackneyed police story, rife with clichés, implausibilities, and weak performances. Read full review
20
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Shot in smeary video, it sports the static, by-the-book camera work of a daytime soap-opera. Read full review
20
Film.comErnest 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. Read full review
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