JamesG
06-28-2013, 09:07 PM
Movie Reviews: The Heat
The reviews of The Heat focus mostly on the two stars, Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. The two play police officers -- one uptight and conservative and the other, well, she's played by McCarthy.
Lou Lumenick in the New York Post writes:
"Bullock can do a double-takes better than any actress working today,and boy, does force-of-nature McCarthy give her plenty to work with."
Betsy Sharkey in the Los Angeles Times agrees.
"McCarthy and Bullock are an odd and oddly likable team. Both actresses are fearless with physical comedy."
Rafer Guzmaˇn in Newsday dismisses the script as skimpy but adds that it's:
"a sturdy skeleton for the real meat, which is our heroines' budding friendship."
The New York Times's A.O. Scott says:
"The volatile chemistry between Ms. McCarthy and Ms. Bullock is something to behold, and carries The Heat through its lazy conception and slapdash execution."
Several other critics, however, are not willing to forgive the filmmakers for the meager plot so readily.
Peter Howell in the Toronto Star says, "Teaming Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy for a good cop/bad cop comedy is a no-brainer."
Regrettably, "no-brainer" also describes the weak script.
Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal calls it "crude and clearly commercial."
Ty Burr in the Boston Globe remarks:
"If you're going to make a dopey, foul-mouthed, predictable lady-buddy-cop movie, you might as well make it funny. And until it overstays its welcome in the final half hour, The Heat is shamefully funny."
-IMDB News
The reviews of The Heat focus mostly on the two stars, Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. The two play police officers -- one uptight and conservative and the other, well, she's played by McCarthy.
Lou Lumenick in the New York Post writes:
"Bullock can do a double-takes better than any actress working today,and boy, does force-of-nature McCarthy give her plenty to work with."
Betsy Sharkey in the Los Angeles Times agrees.
"McCarthy and Bullock are an odd and oddly likable team. Both actresses are fearless with physical comedy."
Rafer Guzmaˇn in Newsday dismisses the script as skimpy but adds that it's:
"a sturdy skeleton for the real meat, which is our heroines' budding friendship."
The New York Times's A.O. Scott says:
"The volatile chemistry between Ms. McCarthy and Ms. Bullock is something to behold, and carries The Heat through its lazy conception and slapdash execution."
Several other critics, however, are not willing to forgive the filmmakers for the meager plot so readily.
Peter Howell in the Toronto Star says, "Teaming Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy for a good cop/bad cop comedy is a no-brainer."
Regrettably, "no-brainer" also describes the weak script.
Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal calls it "crude and clearly commercial."
Ty Burr in the Boston Globe remarks:
"If you're going to make a dopey, foul-mouthed, predictable lady-buddy-cop movie, you might as well make it funny. And until it overstays its welcome in the final half hour, The Heat is shamefully funny."
-IMDB News