The Heat (2013)

The opening title sequence of director Paul Feig’s latest comedy works a bait-and-switch. It promises a slick, feminized parody of the buddy cop movie. But Katie Dippold’s (MADtvParks and Recreation) formulaic script doggedly, non-ironically follows its tired plot to the end. Starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, The Heat trades in on the gender of its leads while failing to fulfill its promise. Read the rest of the review here.