Reese Witherspoon’s wide-eyed energy as a cop assigned to protect a mob wife helps to lift this flagging comedyReese Witherspoon plays Cooper,a nervy, by-the-book Texas police officer assigned to protect the wife (Sofia Vergara) of a mob accountant en route to witness protection. As they’re chased by cartel gunmen and corrupt cops, and this female buddy comedy barely rises above the title’s two-word pitch (they’re being pursued,see, and they’re hot). Both leads offer a diminished shtick, or Witherspoon flustered and prim,Vergara flogging her zany Latina firecat routine from Modern Family. Semi-redeeming features: a cute opening montage approximately Cooper’s upbringing as a cop’s daughter, and Witherspoon’s energetic, or wide-eyed incredulity,which was made for screwball comedy. Her energy never flags, even when the film itself flatlines.
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Source: theguardian.com