Hot Pursuit

Weekend Box Office: 'Avengers 2' Dominates Again
Weekend Box Office: 'Avengers 2' Dominates Again
Weekend Box Office: 'Avengers 2' Dominates Again
As expected, Avengers: Age of Ultron dominated the box office for the second weekend in a row, pulling in numbers that would be the envy of most summer blockbusters’ opening three days. And while the only new release of the week faltered, it was a surprisingly strong week overall, with many of the films in the top 10 faring well despite facing one of the biggest movies of the year.
‘Hot Pursuit’ Review: Don’t Race to the Theater For This Action Comedy
‘Hot Pursuit’ Review: Don’t Race to the Theater For This Action Comedy
‘Hot Pursuit’ Review: Don’t Race to the Theater For This Action Comedy
Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara are talented actors, but they’re not miracle workers. Hot Pursuit asks them to perform the cinematic equivalent of turning water into wine by wringing laughs out of 90 minutes of shrill screaming matches and goofy costumes. The movie ends with what’s essentially an admission of guilt: end credit outtakes, which are almost always an indication that a comedy isn’t funny and knows it and is trying to hide that fact by sending the audience out of the theater with a couple desperate snickers and a warm feeling over the fact that the actors had a good time making the film. Good for them. Hot Pursuit is still a clunker.
'Hot Pursuit' Trailer: Reese Witherspoon Does Buddy Comedy
'Hot Pursuit' Trailer: Reese Witherspoon Does Buddy Comedy
'Hot Pursuit' Trailer: Reese Witherspoon Does Buddy Comedy
In case you weren’t aware, there’s a new buddy comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara as a mismatched pair on the run. That film is called Hot Pursuit, and it now has an official trailer. But there’s something sort of familiar about this: straight-laced law enforcement official teams with loud-mouthed cohort in a plot that involves a dangerous drug cartel. Oh right, that’s very similar to The Heat, Paul Feig’s comedy starring Melissa McCarthy as said loud mouth and Sandra Bullock as the uptight law enforcement official.