Let's Be Cops

Best pals Ryan and Justin are stalled in their respective careers -- a fact that is painfully driven home when they go to a college reunion. Dressed as police in the mistaken belief that they were to attend a costume party, Ryan and Justin find that the uniforms earn them much respect and attention. Although Justin is uncomfortable with the idea, Ryan decides to continue with the charade, putting them both in increasingly dangerous situations. When these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.

Critics largely dismissed Let's Be Cops as a one-joke premise stretched well past its breaking point, with most finding that whatever comedic chemistry Damon Wayans Jr. and Jake Johnson share gets swallowed by a script that never figures out what to do with them. The film's release four days after the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson added an uncomfortable cultural dimension that some outlets found impossible to ignore.