Rent Bulletproof (2019)

Decent but likely forgettable - Bulletproof review by TH

This film was slated by the (wokey) guardian so I knew it had to be fairly watchable and I was right.

Bulletproof is one of those fairly watchable cop films. It features 2 police officers on patrol and features plenty of stereotypes like pumps, drug dealers and people generally being shifty.

Will this film win awards for being a classic? most likely not but is it film promoting white machoism? Not really it's just a passable film that goes along at a decent pace.

Downbeat documentary-style odd-couple cop movie - Bulletproof review by Alphaville

This gritty LA cop drama partners a cynical old-timer with a rookie and lets us follow them in their squad car through a single night while they deal with a series of unconnected incidents. We’ve seen it many times before, with loads of cop jargon you may well need subtitles to understand (the DVD has none). Their boring cross-talk soon palls and you may begin to wonder what the point of the film is beyond mimicking a documentary that highlights what a tough job LA cops have.

As a drama it completely fails to engage. The direction is smooth enough, but the plot is a dud that goes nowhere. The blurb calls it a ‘riveting crime thriller’. Er no, it isn’t. Even the title is meaningless. In the States it’s called Crown Vic (the model of the car), which is equally bad.

subtitles - Bulletproof review by dave

I thought this film was just about ok but im quite hard of hearing and quite often need the subtitles on but there are non on this dvd so I struggled at times with the dialogue especially the police radio.