Canada oh canada--a film screening complete with a Canadian mounty. Friday night brought
Bon Cop Bad Cop to the screen, a fast-action thriller directed by Eric Canuel. Two cops, different in attitude, different in language (English/French) come together because of a crime committed smack between Ontario and Quebec, their respective jurisdictions. Both men meet as they investigate the body, lodged clearly over a billboard with legs in one province and a head in the other. Bantering about whether the legs or the head locate the victim in a particular province is immediately interrupted by the men literally pulling the body apart. Sitting at polar extremes, David Boucher (Patrick Huard) and Martin Ward (Colm Feore) team together, an unlikely pair, attempting to solve the crime. The film combines a buddy cop movie action with comedy and throws in a subplot about the business of hockey, ultimately delivering two hours of screeching cars, barroom brawls, a bit of sex, and suspense. The director introduced the film as a popcorn thriller--yum.