Okay, we all the know the formula "Strict-play-by-the-rules cop meets do-your-own-thing cop, but become buddies to take down a bad guy"
That's basically The Heat in one sentence. Was it an incredible movie? No. But it was good, why?
Chemistry.
Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock had the most amazing chemistry on screen that I've ever seen in this type of movie.
It's a formulaic movie in every sense of the word, and yeah, there's a twist...but it's pretty much handed to you on a silver platter...
I felt like Sandra Bullock was trying to escape the "Miss Congeniality" phase of her career, did it work? Maybe, I don't know. But I got the feeling she was trying.
Although, I am a little sad that in one scene, the bad guy has Sandra Bullock in a choke hold with a knife to her neck, and Melissa McCarthy pulls a gun on him. It would have been awesome if Sandra shouted "Shoot the hostage!" (Ya know, from Speed) which no, wouldn't have worked at all in the context of the given scene, but I was waiting for it nonetheless
I don't feel like I can say anything about this movie that hasn't been said about every other buddy cop movie, but it's totally worth a watch just for the chemistry McCarthy and Bullock present.
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