Joe Carnahan's claustrophobic thriller is packed with the satisfying basics: neat setups and payoffs and gratuitous violence; it's still a film directed with a vaulting B-movie energy, down to a classy coda
it's modest in its ambition but delivers lo-fi pleasures with aplomb; A simple, effective thriller, "Copshop" doubles down on pulpy, '70s-styled fun. It proffers little that is novel but has enough vim and vigour to compensate
it all is...entertaining; "Copshop" is a processed slice of genre meatloaf with the gravy occasionally dribbled in ornate patterns. It's junky and synthetic, but it fills you up
filled with fun, pulpy characters, Joe Carnahan's bloody crime tale relies on increasingly ludicrous story developments, but its wild momentum carries it through and makes it all easy to forgive
a relentlessly entertaining action film, with Alexis Louder's energy and physicality being a particular high point; all its characters live up to expectations; so this is a resolution of sorts that makes you come away feeling comfortably entertained
"Copshop", about a con artist trapped in jail with his would-be assassin, has the ingredients to be a diverting, B-picture romp, but belabored pacing, gigantic plot holes and paltry character development keep this action film stuck in lockup
"Copshop" delivers an ultraviolent game of cat-and-mouse between a ruthless hired killer and his would-be target; The '70s-style synth-heavy musical score, adds to the enjoyable grindhouse aesthetic; its ridiculous on almost every level
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