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Movie Review; Coffee and Kareem


Cast

Ed Helms (James Coffee), Taraji P. Henson (Vanessa Manning), Andrew Bachelor (Rodney), David Alan Grier (Captain Hill), Betty Gilpin (Detective Linda Watts), Terrence Little Garden high (Kareem Manning).

How is Kareem not an adult in child's body? I mean, what child spiels half of what he did in the movie. The level of strong language in the movie was so much I felt the movie should be rated 20.

Spoilers

So, officer James Coffee is a white cop in a ghetto neighborhood who happens to be in love with a black nurse who has a 12 year old son: Kareem. Doing his best to impress his girlfriend's son he agrees to drop him off after school, unbeknowest to him Kareem had other plans. Kareem drags his family into the middle of a drug battle between dirty cops and Coffee.


The choice of characters in the movie was good. 
Betty Gilpin (Detective Watts), was a crazy detective. After her casting in The Hunt, seeing her in a comedic eye was new. Being a corrupt cop might not be her forte after all. 
Ed Helms (Coffee) is a clown. You might remember the dentist from the Hangover, yes, that's him. But in this movie we get to see him grow some "balls". After losing a suspect and demoted to traffic control he proves himself worthy of the badge.
Terrence Garden high (Kareem), I was at a lost for words while I watched this. Coming off as a punk who shouldn't be messed with, this child was a handful. An absolute terror.
Taraji P Henson (Vanessa), the famous Cookie Lion had to deal with a different kind of mess. Trying to ignite friendship between her boyfriend and her son, she is at crossroads and goes the extra mile to defend what's hers.
Okay, I just have to ask some questions.
Who takes a child to a strip club? A strip club! Gives him a gun too. I'm not sure what the director had in mind, but a child is a child, no matter what.

     The comedy wasn't lacking at all. There was enough to last till the movie came to an end. Despite the strong language from the child, the movie was quite interesting. A nice blend of crime and comedy.
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