Rating of
3.5/4
Don't Steal a 'Cop Car'
Unknown - wrote on 09/12/15
'Cop Car' is a stripped-down, simple thriller with realistic consequences. Things start off light and then progressively darken. The two boys are very believable in their roles. They act according to their age. I love when movies do this. It only compliments the realistic shifting tone. The few adults present are shady individuals whom the boys cannot trust, depending on which point in the story they are. We find out their intentions gradually. Nothing is easily foreseen. All of it comes together in an intense finale that doesn't take it's grip from you even after the credits start. Some may be put off by the somewhat abrupt, bleak nature of the ending. I thought it completely worked with the series of events leading up to that point. Danger such as this should not be taken lightly, especially when it involves innocent children. I can't remember another movie that had me so fearful for the lives of the children in them. That's something to greatly admire about this film. Well done.
