Devon Butler is an eight-year old who dreams of being a cop. He watches police TV shows, knows police procedures, and plays cops and robbers with his friend Ray.
One day, while snooping around in a warehouse, he witnesses a murder. He goes to the police, who want the information, but he won't give it until they make him an honorary cop.
The police then team him with veteran cop Nick McKenna, and the two team up to find the killer......
The film is worth watching for one reason and one reason only. There is a point in the film near the end when the speedboat is about to do a stupid jump where you can actually see Burt Reynolds experience a moment of self realisation and know his career is at its lowest ebb.
Obviously the film is trying to cash in on the success of Kindergarten Cop and action heroes in general trying to attempt comedy. But this veers past Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot in blatantly unfunny humour that doesn't know what demographic it's aiming for.
Reynolds just coasts his way through the boredom, the unfunny set pieces, and lethargic action, and the opening scene of him chasing the bad guys across people's gardens doesn't bring in laughter like its intending to do, it gives you an instant disliking to his character. And it sticks right until the end.
His character like no one, doesn't attempt to like anyone, and is borderline abusive toward Devon, and despite trying to be another cute child actor, Norman Golden the 3rd whatever is just another bad child actor who looks like he could have a little bit if an edge, but just ruins every scene he appears in.
So all in all, it's not funny, the two titular characters have no chemistry whatsoever, the action is lethargic (but there is a funny bar fight where Reynolds beats everyone up), and it features one of the most disturbing scenes I've seen in a family film, involving a toilet, urine, and Devon wanting to 'cross the streams'.
As bad as you've heard.
One day, while snooping around in a warehouse, he witnesses a murder. He goes to the police, who want the information, but he won't give it until they make him an honorary cop.
The police then team him with veteran cop Nick McKenna, and the two team up to find the killer......
The film is worth watching for one reason and one reason only. There is a point in the film near the end when the speedboat is about to do a stupid jump where you can actually see Burt Reynolds experience a moment of self realisation and know his career is at its lowest ebb.
Obviously the film is trying to cash in on the success of Kindergarten Cop and action heroes in general trying to attempt comedy. But this veers past Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot in blatantly unfunny humour that doesn't know what demographic it's aiming for.
Reynolds just coasts his way through the boredom, the unfunny set pieces, and lethargic action, and the opening scene of him chasing the bad guys across people's gardens doesn't bring in laughter like its intending to do, it gives you an instant disliking to his character. And it sticks right until the end.
His character like no one, doesn't attempt to like anyone, and is borderline abusive toward Devon, and despite trying to be another cute child actor, Norman Golden the 3rd whatever is just another bad child actor who looks like he could have a little bit if an edge, but just ruins every scene he appears in.
So all in all, it's not funny, the two titular characters have no chemistry whatsoever, the action is lethargic (but there is a funny bar fight where Reynolds beats everyone up), and it features one of the most disturbing scenes I've seen in a family film, involving a toilet, urine, and Devon wanting to 'cross the streams'.
As bad as you've heard.