Hit and Run

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Dax Shepard is former getaway driver Charlie Bronson in Witness Protection. However, he leaves it all to help his girlfriend (Kristen Bell) get to Los Angeles. This leaves the feds and Charlie's former gang in hot pursuit. The plot is almost unimportant. It's just an excuse for Dax to have some fun with his car. Dax and Kristen seem to have a lot of fun. That chemistry saves this mess. Tom Arnold is incredibly annoying. There's also Michael Rosenbaum and Bradley Cooper plus many many other characters. There was one funny scene of hilarious talk of prison rape worthy of a Tarantino script. Other than that, you'd have to really love cars or Dax driving the cars.

this movie is a lot of fun! the very best merit certainly is the dialog. there are so many good lines, so many hilarious moments - the often awkward dialog though is simply the winner. just to watch and listen to a flood of meaningless and out-of-context lines in the most inappropriate moments of the action is making this movie a candidate for constant rewind-replay scenario (to put it in the streamline of the movie's chatline). of course the lines are not meaningless - the dialog seems very carefully written so that every word and expression - bites! awesome, and source of good fun. the driving sequences are pretty good and intense as well. the characters and their interactions make for surprising turns, which simply enriches the 'viewing pleasure' :D 8 out of 10 very good, professional production - quality 'comedy' - enjoy

This film is about a woman who has to go to Los Angeles for an interview. She runs into all sorts of trouble along the drive by her boyfriend. "Hit and Run" is a comedy that combines comedy, some action and lots of cars. The prevailing mood of the film is very lighthearted, and the on screen couple is convincing. I can see how Charlie really cares for Annie with his dedication to taking Annie to her job interview. The incompetent cop is funny, and Bradley Cooper's thug character is funny as well. I am impressed by how, in the middle of all the mess, the directors still manage to throw in subplots about anti-homophobia and political correctness. I am also impressed by how many gay subplots get mingled in a movie with cool car swerves. "Hit and Run" is a comedy that is relatively different compared with the rest.

This is the WORST movie ever made! The plot, the script, everything about this movie is just plain bad! The total lack of direction in this movie is astounding! This movie wants and tries to be many things but sadly it is just painful to watch. Scenes drag-on for what seems like forever. Don't waste your time or money on this awful movie. The chase scenes are hum drum and boring! The acting is sub-par at best. 15 minutes into this movie I was ready to leave but I was at the drive-in and wanted to see the second feature more than this stinker. I don't know who gave the go-ahead to make this movie but they really should have their head examined.

Were there funny parts to this movie? Yes. Did the good outweigh the bad, not at all. This movie was not worth the free admission I got at the sneak preview. Most of the written reviews give this movie high marks. Yet everyone else knows this movie was pretty marginal. I wish I forget most of this movie. There is one scene that I wish I could forget forever. Skip it, you will be glad you did. Tom Arnold's character, as a inept US Marshal, who is in charge of keeping a person in witness protection safe may have been one of the only redeemable characters. Arnold is not known to be the best comedian, but in this crowd he shined. Bradley Cooper has done so much better. He tries to reclaim his role as a star in another over the top comedy, but fails miserably. His "bad boy" character is less bad and more just unbelievably stupid. Dax could have had a brilliant script, but he choose to go with cheap laughs and unbelievable characters. This whole movie was a big disappointment.

I don't know... the other reviewers seem to be expecting War and Peace instead of a formulaic salute to the genre, with a little iffy choreography but still interesting stunts. Don't expect pathos and I guarantee you will be laughing out loud every time the hapless Tom Arnold is on screen. The cars are beautiful, a '67 Lincoln with 700hp, A Cadi estate to die for, a Solstice and a custom built off-roader that I wouldn't even know how to begin to name. Unlike many other reviewers I enjoyed the banter between all the parties, and in itself it is an interesting take on contemporary Californian relationships: the Pouncer app, the political incorrectness of fag, the voting for civil unions... Bradley Cooper's thug was creepy and intense and yet loves dogs. Shepard and Bell have tangible chemistry, Ms Bryant manages to look lethal and desirable all in one sweep of an eyelash, and one ends up wishing they had added more meat to Carly Hatter's role of the inept cop's sidekick with all the answers. What made this movie work for me was primarily the intelligence and yes, restraint with which each every actor executed their role. The plot had some holes, okay craters, like why would someone in a limousine think they could lose a coupe on a dirt road... follow the dust dude, and if someone is trying to hide, why would he choose to drive a trademark? But it gets an eight because it made me laugh out loud at least a few times.

There is no doubt in my mind this movie was miss-titled, it should have been called miss and run away. You know how the rest of this review is going to go. Unfortunately I probably should explain the movies "plot". I feel kind of wrong having to write it down. Dax Shepard plays Charlie, a guy who's in the witness protection programme. His girlfriend, played by Kirsten Bell has been offered a job opportunity in LA. The trouble is, whoever Charlie ratted out to the cops, are in LA. Wanting the relationship to last Charlie decides to drive his girlfriend to LA. His girlfriends ex, played by the unrecognizable Michael Rosenbaum, gets wind and being the jealous type, contacts his brother, a cop, and finds Charlies' name before he came into the witness protection programme (seemingly, it's that easy!). Her ex contacts Alex Dimitri, played by Bradley Cooper but with tinted glasses and dreadlocks, by Facebook and is set on getting revenge on Charlie, who ratted him out. What ensues is a chase movie but with dialogue. The kind of dialogue, I assume the idea was to make the characters more intelligent and deeper than they seem, finding themselves in funny situations, like entering an elderly orgy by accident, or having a discussion about the cons of using the term "fags". For me the movie was trying to be a Tarantino movie, quirky characters having quirky conversations and ending up in quirky situations, but it all falls very flat. The first problem is none of the characters are particularly likable. Charlie is a bit of a dick and Kirsten Bells' Annie is just annoying; seriously, you'd risk your life driving to LA for her? The dialogue is pretty pointless and unfunny. It's far from being as funny and clever as it thinks it is. And it jumps in between characters abruptly without the audience being able to get their bearings about what the hell is going on. Tom Arnold appears as Charlies' incompetent police protection. If I was an officer in the Witness Protection Programme I think I'd write a strongly worded letter to the director, who turns out to be the lead, Dax Shepard, who happens to be Kirsten Bells' boyfriend. And they produced! Really Kirsten Bell, you can do better because I was wondering what you were doing in this. The same can be said for Bradley Cooper, and how Beau Bridges and Jason Bateman got talked into cameos, I'll never know. Perhaps Kirsten Bell was asked to appear in Arrested Development and she was owed a favour. I'm really not trying to be mean, as I like Cooper and Bell as actors, and they can produce so much more. But I really thought the movie, with a running time of 100 mins, was 100 mins too long. I was happy to walk out at any time. The cars were kind of cool, but that's the only thing I liked about the movie. And it's pretty obvious it was made on a budget, most of the action taking place in the desert, and there seemed to be a lack of extras. I don't know why you would have any reason to watch this movie, maybe, just maybe, if you're hung over some Sunday and there is absolutely nothing to watch. Even then, I'd avoid it if I can.

We just saw this movie at a screening at Los Angeles Film School, and o boy it was GOOD. The audience were on fire throughout the movie. I will try to talk about the movie without any spoilers although I marked the warning anyway. Even though at the school where the movie was screened the sound quality was much lower than your average AMC, picture size was a bit small for the size of the theater and seats were a bit uncomfortable with no cup holder, the audience seemed to be enjoying themselves and being captivated by the movie. My wife and I loved it. The movie is intense and fun, I think of it as a cross between the intensely comedic side of Horrible Bosses/Hangover type of comedy and the intensity of Drive/Crash but not as serious but in a more fun comedic way.

Originally reviewed at thestabilo.com While I was sitting in the theater, I kept thinking I was on the first season of Punk'd, Because I kept hoping this film was just an elaborate prank. I was wrong. Hit and Run is an "action" romantic "comedy" starring Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Kristin Chenoweth, Tom "Mr Rosanne Barr" Arnold and Bradley Cooper. It was written, partially directed and produced by Shepard, who in turn hired all his friends for cheap wages. And believe you me, the wages weren't the only on cheap things about Hit and Run. Hit and Miss (hahaha I did it.) follows Yul Perrkins (Shepard) and his girlfriend (Bell) of one year as they face the usual trials and tribulations any young couple faces: murderous revenge from Yul's secret past, and a gang of inbred-southerners as friends. This film has slow reveals that are evident from the beginning and some useless B and C plots to flesh out the 100 minutes stolen from everyone who see this flick. WHAT WORKED: Bradley Cooper. He took a really dumb role, with little character motivation and a crappy wigger style, and made it the funniest part of the film. And he isn't there much. The trailer. Watch that if you want all the funny. I'm serious. WHAT DIDN'T WORK: The music and score. By the beard of Zeus, when you have a romantic scene or a serious or even a sad scene, DON'T use springy "boing boing" music. It confuses the audience. Already no one can take Dax Shepard seriously with his "Keanu Reeves Homeless Man" Beard, you don't need to add the 2012 equivalent to the Seinfeld "pop." Tom Arnold and Kristin Chenoweth's plot lines. You could have trimmed these scenes out completely and it wouldn't have changed much in the other character's motivations AND I would have been home in time for a Gilmore Girls rerun. The relationship between Shepard and Bell. I'm not complaining about their on camera chemistry as it was alright. But what I am complaining about is their history. At one point in the car Dax's character says things about other people that greatly upsets Bell's character. After a full year of dating, how does she not already know he's vulgar like that? Especially if she sees him hanging around the simpleton of Tom Arnold. And why does he ALWAYS call her Buddy!? THE LOWDOWN: It's 100 minutes long. Take that whichever way you want. This film is full of filler scenes that do nothing for plot, pacing or laughs. A sub-par performance for Bell and Shepard. It's unfortunate that Cooper was stuck in his position. But then again in 6 months no one will care for or remember this flick. Hit and Run gets The Toilet. Originally reviewed at thestabilo.com