Movie Review: By DeAlan Wilson
Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy
Hands down this is a winner. This new film with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy has great laughs for everyone.
Bullock, who never ceases to amaze us, is back again with another film destined to be a hit. In this new comedy movie, The Heat, she pairs up with Melissa McCarthy to bring us non-stop laughs in a new film directed by Emmy® nominee Paul Feig, the director of Bridesmaids.
FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) – the Fed – and Boston cop Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) – the Fuzz – couldn’t be more incompatible. But when they join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.
Melissa McCarthy & Sandra Bullock bust some moves
in their new comedy film "The Heat"
Photo: Courtesy 20th Century Fox
When we meet Sarah Ashburn (Bullock), she’s hoping for a promotion and high-tails it from her home base in New York City to Boston, to help solve the mystery behind several murders. Standing in Ashburn’s way is a hard-hitting Boston police officer, Shannon Mullins, who’s not so happy that the FBI is treading on her turf. Ashburn is determined to wrestle the case away from Mullins, but the disheveled, foul-mouthed, in-your-face cop is a formidable adversary. They’ll soon discover they have more in common than they ever thought possible.
“Ashburn’s effectiveness as an FBI agent comes from her meticulousness, stubbornness and thoroughness,” says Bullock. “But she’s completely inept when it comes to any kind of social interaction.” If Ashburn needs to be taken down a notch, then Mullins is only too happy to oblige.
Capt. Woods (Tom Wilson) tries to break up
Mullins(Melissa McCarthy -L) & Ashburn (Sandra Bullock-R)
in the new comedy film "The Heat".
Photo: Courtesy 20th Century Fox
Photo: Courtesy 20th Century Fox
“Mullins”, says Melissa McCarthy, is “all kinds of bark, but no bite – though she might actually bite people.” Mullins grew up on the streets of Boston, and has a shoot-from-the-hip (and mouth) style of dealing with crime . She’s the “yang” to Ashburn’s “yin.”
Throughout the movie I could not stop laughing. There is one scene early in the film where McCarthy actually chases down a local teen who she caught smoking pot and captured him by throwing a watermelon at him and knocking him down before aresting him.
Adding to the fun of this film are starring cast members Demian Bichir as Ashburn’s superior, Capt. Hale, and Marlon Wayans as Levy, an FBI agent who has what he calls, a “thing” for Ashburn. The city of Boston itself also takes center stage.
McCarthy who co-stars in The Heat, by the way, has had herself two consecutive smash hit comedies in the last two years – Bridesmaids and Identity Thief.
So, if you are looking for some good laughs definitely go check this one out. Lots of laughs here and worth a trip to the theatre for sure.
Written By: DeAlan Wilson
