Ride Along

Kevin Hart has been around for a while (he had his film debut back in 2002) but never really on anyone's radar... Then in 2009 his comedy tour kicked off and people started noticing this "little man." Now after several box office success's and a very popular comedy routine, Kevin Hart has reinvented himself as a hilarious actor that demands to be taken seriously.....sorry had to do it...

Ben Barber has an easy time getting respect... all of his online friends knows he is a stone cold killer...in video games...and as a high school security guard he rules the cafeteria with his iron thumb. Ok, so in real life he has a harder time, especially when it comes to his girlfriends brother James Payton who is a hard-nose police detective. To prove that Ben has what it takes to become a cop and become Payton's brother-in-law, Ben agrees to accompany Payton on a tour of duty... a Ride Along...

Buddy Cop films are usually pretty great whether they reach for comedy like 2013's The Heat or a more serious tone like 2001's Training Day... Ride Along is great because it knows what it is the entire time and the characters seem in on the joke... Kevin Hart reminds me of a young, black Robin Williams: they both started off in small roles and comedy clubs and while Robin Williams went on to prove he has the range for dramatic roles as well, Kevin Hart is just getting started....and its a pretty darn funny start at that...