Hollywood Homicide
This action comedy creates laughs but lacks chemistry between the leads.
There are those who’d say I’m biased. After all, I’ll watch anything with Harrison Ford, but I really liked “Hollywood Homicide”. By the end of the film I was laughing so hard, I was crying.
But I’m getting ahead of myself.
“Hollywood Homicide” is an action comedy. A pair of mismatched cops, Joe Gavilan (Ford) and K.C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), set out to solve the on-stage murders of an up-and-coming rap group. At the same time, Gavilan is trying to sell houses, while Calden teaches yoga and wonders if he should become an actor.
Those parallel plots flow pretty well together, but here’s where it gets murky: There’s also an internal investigation into Gavilan’s finances, and Calden is seeking answers about his father’s death in the line of duty. Throw in Gavilan’s psychic (or is she?) love interest, and it gets really convoluted.
The movie needed another re-write and better chemistry between Gavilan and Calden.
The DVD needed work, too. The director’s commentary is somewhat interesting but could have benefitted from a second voice (maybe Robert Souza, the former cop-slash-real estate agent who wrote the script). The only deleted scene is in the theatrical trailer - Calden wearing a uniform and hitting Gavilan with a fish. Where’d that come from?
Still, the mystery is intriguing, the resolution satisfying, and the supporting cast (including Martin Landau, Isaiah Washington, Dwight Yoakam, Master P, André 3000, and Gladys Knight) is solid.
Bottom line, this comedy makes me laugh.
Written by: Auriette Lindsey
Reviewers Rating: 8
Reader's Rating: 8.00
Reader's Votes: 1
Added: 2-Aug-2005
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