Observe and Report (2009)

Posted : 1 week ago at Nov 15 3:46

"The world has no use for another scared man. Right now, the world needs a fucking hero." Every review of Observe and Report will most likely mention Paul Blart: Mall Cop at some stage. The connection between these movies is understandable since both were released during 2009 and both provided satirical portrayals of mall cops. But while Paul Blart was a genial, good-natured, family-friendly story of a blue-collar schlub, Observe and Report is dark, demented, twisted, perverse and absolutely not for a family audience. Logically, one would think that R-rated content would afford an edge which was sorely missing from the bland Paul Blart: Mall Cop, but Observe and Report is merely smutty for the sake of smut, and it's a far worse film than its PG-rated counterpart. A note to filmmakers: m...Read more

Posted : 3 months, 2 weeks ago at Aug 9 7:18

So typical to put ethnic funny looking and awkward people in a movie and think it's automatically funny. Observe and Report is nonetheless quite daring film in couple of levels. This kind of main characters blind insanity is a new point of view in these kind of movies. Surprisingly mildly disturbing film.

Rating : 4/10