Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Latest
    • 3627. I Believe In Miracles (2015)
    • 3626. The Man With One Red Shoe (1985)
    • 3625. Ode To Joy (2019)
    • 3624. One Chance (2013)
    • 3623. Falling For Figaro (2020)
    • 3622. The Polka King (2017)
    • 3621. Spies In Disguise (2019)
    • 3620. Friendzone (2021)
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Home
    • Blog
      • All Posts
      • Best Of The Year
        • Best Of 2015
        • Best Of 2016
        • Best Of 2017
        • Best Of 2018
        • Best Of 2019
        • Best Of 2020
        • Best Of 2021
        • Best Of 2022
      • The Decade In Review
      • Box Office Analysis
      • James Bond
      • Oscars
      • RANKED
      • Star Wars
      • The Big Questions
      • Top 10
      • World Cinema
    • Ratings
      • Top 250
      • Top 100 Foreign Films
      • Bottom 50
      • 0 – 1.9
      • 2 – 3.9
      • 4 – 5.9
      • 6 – 7.9
      • 8 – 10
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Anthology
      • Animation
      • Christmas
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Documentary
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Film-Noir
      • History
      • Horror
      • Kids’
      • Musical
      • Psychological
      • Romance
      • Sci-Fi
      • Short
      • Silent
      • Sport
      • Superhero
      • Survival
      • Thriller
      • Western
    • Release Year
      • 2020s
      • 2010s
      • 2000s
      • 1990s
      • 1980s
      • 1970s
      • 1960s
      • 1950s
      • 1940s
      • 1930s
      • 1920s
    • Country
      • Afghanistan
      • Argentina
      • Australia
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Brazil
      • Cambodia
      • Canada
      • Chile
      • China
      • Colombia
      • Costa Rica
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • East Timor
      • Faroe Islands
      • Finland
      • France
      • Germany
      • Georgia
      • Greece
      • Hong Kong
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Ireland
      • Israel
      • Italy
      • Japan
      • Latvia
      • Lebanon
      • Laos
      • Malaysia
      • Mexico
      • New Zealand
      • Nigeria
      • North Korea
      • Norway
      • Paraguay
      • Peru
      • Philippines
      • Poland
      • Romania
      • Russia
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Singapore
      • South Korea
      • South Africa
      • Soviet Union
      • Spain
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
      • Syria
      • Taiwan
      • Thailand
      • Turkey
      • Uganda
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Uruguay
      • Vietnam
      • Zambia
    • About
    The Mad Movie Man
    You are at:Home»Review»2962. Coffee & Kareem (2020)

    2962. Coffee & Kareem (2020)

    0
    By The Mad Movie Man on May 21, 2020 2020, 4 - 5.9, 80-89 mins, Action, Comedy, May 20, Movies Of 2020, Review, United States
    4.9 Insufferable
    • Acting 4.8
    • Directing 5.0
    • Story 5.0
    • User Ratings (0 Votes) 0

    Starring: Ed Helms, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Taraji P. Henson

    Director: Michael Dowse

    Running Time: 88 mins


    Coffee & Kareem is an American film about a down-on-his-luck cop who teams up with his girlfriend’s young son as they attempt to take down a drug ring with connections to the police.

    This is an unbearably annoying movie. It’s not funny in the slightest, it’s full of irritating and ridiculous characters, and it’s an utter mess of action and terrible comedy. Couple that with two hugely unlikable central performances, and Coffee & Kareem proves a pretty painful watch.

    The film might be made in a light-hearted, entertainingly chaotic vein, but it does nothing to actually make that chaos any fun. Apart from the fact that the humour is just so rubbish – I only laughed at one line near the very end of the film – the screenplay is a nightmare that just doesn’t make any sense.

    With poorly explained character relationships that leave you trying to guess whether or not certain people actually like each other or not, it’s really difficult to get into the movie from the start. Then, when all the action starts to kick off, the film gets sidetracked by its comedy and straight up seems to forget to tell you what is actually going on.

    That sparks a totally nonsensical descent into chaos, taking away any sense of high-octane fun factor as the characters find themselves embroiled in a weird mix of a secret drug ring and a national manhunt.

    Plus, the pacing is all over the place, the visuals are unnecessarily dark, and the action is far from exhilarating. And none of that makes for a good action movie.

    But, Coffee & Kareem could have salvaged itself if it were funny. But it’s not. Again, there’s one clever line in the last act, and that’s it. It’s juvenile, it’s loud, and the screenplay seems to think that every character screaming for no good reason is an excuse for decent comedy.

    What’s more, the lead performances from Ed Helms and Terrence Little Gardenhigh are awful. Helms is painfully bland, failing to engender any sense of sympathy for a cop down on his luck, and instead proving an unlikable moron.

    Meanwhile, Gardenhigh puts in one of the most annoying young performances I can remember. His foul-mouthed dialogue is the fault of the writers, but his demeanour and on-screen presence is as precocious as it is unlikable, making him insufferable to watch for the entire film.

    The only saving graces in terms of performances come from supporting players Taraji P. Henson and Betty Gilpin. Both have wildly inconsistent characters, but Henson’s highly-strung performances does have some comic value to it, while Gilpin is at times the only engaging on-screen presence, getting under your skin with her cartoonishly evil performance.

    On the whole, though, Coffee & Kareem is a terrible movie. Insufferable and annoying, painfully unfunny and badly made all round, it’s simply a waste of time, and that’s why I’m giving it 4.9.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Website
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    The Mad Movie Man, AKA Anthony Cullen, writes articles and reviews about movies and the world of cinema. Since January 1st, 2013, he has watched and reviewed a movie every day. This is the blog dedicated to the project: www.madmovieman.com

    Related Posts

    7.1

    3627. I Believe In Miracles (2015)

    5.8

    3626. The Man With One Red Shoe (1985)

    7.9

    3625. Ode To Joy (2019)

    Follow Me Online!
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Tumblr
    New Releases
    5.3
    January 17, 2022

    3620. Friendzone (2021)

    7.1
    January 10, 2022

    3612. The Lost Daughter (2021)

    8.0
    January 7, 2022

    3609. Licorice Pizza (2021)

    7.2
    January 7, 2022

    3608. Lamb (2021)

    7.4
    December 30, 2021

    3599. The King’s Man (2021)

    6.3
    December 29, 2021

    3598. The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

    8.4
    December 28, 2021

    3597. West Side Story (2021)

    6.3
    December 27, 2021

    3596. Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)

    Recommended Movies
    8.4
    Review
    March 9, 20180

    2080. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

    8.0
    Review
    November 21, 20130

    356. Phone Booth (2002)

    8.6
    Review
    July 20, 20150

    1030. Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (2014)

    8.1
    Review
    March 15, 20190

    2488. Ben Is Back (2018)

    8.0
    Review
    January 1, 20160

    1201. Jack Reacher (2012)

    Popular Posts
    7.1
    January 24, 2022

    3627. I Believe In Miracles (2015)

    5.8
    January 23, 2022

    3626. The Man With One Red Shoe (1985)

    7.9
    January 22, 2022

    3625. Ode To Joy (2019)

    7.4
    January 21, 2022

    3624. One Chance (2013)

    6.3
    January 20, 2022

    3623. Falling For Figaro (2020)

    7.5
    January 19, 2022

    3622. The Polka King (2017)

    6.0
    January 18, 2022

    3621. Spies In Disguise (2019)

    © 2022 ThemeSphere. Designed by ThemeSphere.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.