The theatrical trailer for "COP OUT" could easily give viewers the impression that it would not only be bad, but absolutely dreadful. Thankfully, this is that rare case wherein the trailer didn't offer the "best" of the film.  While "COP OUT" doesn't push the boundaries of the cop-sidekick film genre, as "48 HOURS" did in its day, it's still an undeniably fun film. In a pretty simple plot, New York cop Jimmy Monroe(Willis) is robbed of a rare baseball card, he was hoping to sell in order to pay for the upcoming wedding of his daughter. Bent on recovering the item and exacting justice on the thief, his partner, Paul(Tracy Morgan) joing in the pursuit. Initially believing things will work out upon capturing the thief, they find that the card is now in the hands of a violent, memorabilia-savvy drug lord, "Poh Boy."  While this is the main focus of the narrative, sub-plots involving Paul's fear that his wife is unfaithful, and helping an abused woman, also come into play.  For some reason, either the studio or Director Kevin Smith, didn't seem to realize the sup-plots detract from the film as a whole, but these flaws still aren't enough to ruin the film. Some of the dialogue is extremely witty and Smith's pacing is much tighter than in his previous films.

Willis and Morgan actually play off of one another very well, and leave this reviewer wishing they'd pair up again! "COP OUT" has more than a few side-splitting moments, and make it easily re-watchable. It's the kind of film one will want to turn others on to!

WARNER BROS. has provided the correct 2.40:1 aspect ratio for this VC-1 1080p blu-ray.  Colors are solid,  and detail is generally impressive. However there were  problems with artifacts popping up at various spots throughout the transfer and blacks were less than inky and not even deep, causing detail to become swallowed up by shadow in a few scenes. It's not a bad transfer, but way short of the top quality blu-ray transfers generally released by Warner Bros.

WARNER BROS. has provided a DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix.  Far less immersive than one would anticipate a cop-buddy film from being, Smith has never really seemed too concerned with creating an aggressive mix with his previous work. There are a few discrete effects and bass kicks in to boost the score and with gunfire. But, for the most part, this mix is decidedly front channel focused. Dialogue is always intelligible and free from distortion. Nothing too remarkable here.

Fans should enjoy "COP OUT" being released with "MAXIMUM COMEDY MODE," a lengthy compilation of the film paired with audio/video commentary, deleted scenes(A LOT OF THEM), outtakes and much more. Whenever a scene appears that had been cut out of the original theatrical version, a siren appears on the screen for viewers to note the change. While the film is actually too long in both the original and extended version, the added scenes actually succeed in making the final film better. Unfortunately, the only way to view the "extended" version, is within the Maximum Mode, complete with some other distractions.

Various featurettes are also offered, in HD.