Refreshingly intelligent and funny, "Hit and Run" riffs on the elements of the chase movie and countless romantic comedies to produce an original, enjoyable winner. Dax Shepard ("Idiocracy," TV's "Parenthood"), who also wrote and co-directed, stars as Charlie Bronson, a man in witness protection in a small California town with a new life and a gorgeous and smart new girlfriend Annie (Kristin Bell). "Protected" by his hapless and accident-prone witness protection officer Randy (Tom Arnold), Charlie decides to break cover and return to L.A., the dangerous scene of his former life, in order to get Annie to an all-important job interview with a short and closing window. Needless to say, complications ensue, both scary and hilarious, including a dreadlocked Bradley Cooper, propelled by some of the best dialogue I've heard in a while. This little gem deserves more recognition than it's getting.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Hit and Run ***
Refreshingly intelligent and funny, "Hit and Run" riffs on the elements of the chase movie and countless romantic comedies to produce an original, enjoyable winner. Dax Shepard ("Idiocracy," TV's "Parenthood"), who also wrote and co-directed, stars as Charlie Bronson, a man in witness protection in a small California town with a new life and a gorgeous and smart new girlfriend Annie (Kristin Bell). "Protected" by his hapless and accident-prone witness protection officer Randy (Tom Arnold), Charlie decides to break cover and return to L.A., the dangerous scene of his former life, in order to get Annie to an all-important job interview with a short and closing window. Needless to say, complications ensue, both scary and hilarious, including a dreadlocked Bradley Cooper, propelled by some of the best dialogue I've heard in a while. This little gem deserves more recognition than it's getting.
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