oragex If it wasn't for the exact last five minutes - when the bad guy is catch/killed , I would have gave this a nice 7/10 and recommend it.It is not up to the Beverly Hills Cop entertainment level, but it was pleasant enough. Ford was excellent in the role, not the best character, but consistent and definitely up to the task, more than any other of his films since Indiana and SW. Josh Hartnett acting is decent and acceptable, so is the directing for most of the characters.Speaking of characters, the bad guys are all black rappers. Yep, 2003 Now why is this movie a disaster? Because exactly 5 min. before the end, someone took the film rolls , pile them up and started to hatch them up. The worst 'bad' guy is an horrible actor, the worst choice among otherwise some fine and lively characters in the movie. But the insult here is the final physical fight. I have never seen this other than in a Van Damme film (but much better acted). A final fight in the pure tradition of WWE with all the fake kicks, moans and stuff, all clearly visible and clearly played up. B series movies do this better.Oh, and a 70 million production cost for such type of film?

Floated2 Hollywood Homicide starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett in an odd pairing and unrealistic cop crime comedy drama. This film didn't work as it film tried too hard to pair an older character with a younger one. The film did include some decent action sequences. Instead of making a memorable movie that could have stood out because of the wisdom, integrity or heart of the two men, in the end, all we get is a typical cop movie. The film is labeled a comedy and does have comedic elements, but a lot of it is very forced. Examples would be of an awkward interrogation scene, and another scene where Harnett is chasing a suspected criminal where the criminal is shown going into a lake to try and dodge Hartnett. They weren't funny, and came off as awkward and time wasting. Hollywood Homicide did flop when it was released in theaters and one can see why. Several of the trailers were misleading, and the PG-13 rating to the film hurt it's chances, also of being a better film.

Python Hyena Hollywood Homicide (2003): Dir: Ron Shelton / Cast: Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Martin Landau, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood: A film so dumb that it is enough to make a person slam their head in a door frame a dozen times and jump naked on an ant hill. Title refers to double lifestyles as Harrison Ford plays a cop who sells houses on the side, and Josh Hartnett is a rookie cop who instructs his own yoga class and desires to be an actor. Plot regards the nightclub shooting of an entire rap group. This all climaxes with mindless violence where Ford dons a pink bicycle to pursue a suspect, and Hartnett takes possession of a van with a terrified family inside. Horrible directing by Ron Shelton who made the underrated Dark Blue. Ford and Hartnett have fine chemistry that works to a comic affect as their lives are interrupted by this case. For Ford this is a major step down after starring in a long list of successes. Supporting roles are a list of talented actors who will no doubt get over the fact that they appeared in this film. Martin Landau is featured when Ford attempts to sell a house but the role is beneath him. Lena Olin is embarrassing as a psychic. She too is capable of better as she demonstrated in The Ninth Gate. And Bruce Greenwood is not exactly stretching himself as a lieutenant. Well made yet gutless action farce that should have a man-hole cover dropped on it. Score: 2 / 10

ericzillazillo Maybe it's just me. Whenever I watch a movie under the genre "comedy", I always expect the movie to make me laugh like a moron. The problem with smart comedies is that they excel in being smart, but they are also extremely lame in triggering actual laughter. Sometimes a really smart joke is spoken by one of the characters, and by the time you realize that it is a smart joke and you find the humorous bit, the stain-power of the joke has already gone stale. For me, I merely smiled. In the crime-thriller aspect, although this movie was sufficient for people's thirst for thrills, I couldn't help but feel that the reason for the murdering and the choice of the murderer was a bit too lame, and somehow I feel that movies like the first Rush Hour and many crime movies derived from crime novels have done better. If the writers/directors/producers of the film kept the genre of the film as simply an action film and not anything else, then it might get better ratings. Summary? Great action film. Lame crime/comedy film, which might explain why it got "a 30% approval rating based on 155 critics' reviews" (wikipedia). PS. Harrison Ford's acting is still awesome