Film200987 min

Observe and Report

Name: Observe and Report
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Anna Faris, Michael Peña, Dan Bakkedahl

Taste attributes: comedycrimedramadetectivemafia/gangsterunsavouryintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evil

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"Right now, the world needs a hero."

Boxlist takeAn unsavoury crime comedy, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.4 /10

TMDB · 491 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is recruited to close the case.

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