Fast-talking security guard Ben joins his cop brother-in-law James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta in order to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela, James' sister.
Ride Along hasn’t enough gas to sustain its journey.
The Pesci-in-Lethal-Weapon premise is spun out into a feature-length jamboree of minor laughs and clunky genre.
More endurance test than movie, it’s like being stuck in a car with a screeching, manic-depressive toddler. For two hours. Brutal.
It’s fast, loud and silly with some good set-pieces and comic situations. Hart (Think Like A Man) is fast becoming the next big African American comic star.
Sometimes comedy just doesn’t translate, even when we share the same language. That’s certainly the case with this irritating mismatched buddy movie.
Looks like a buddy movie-by-numbers. Kinda is but has heart (and Hart).
Hart's energy and flair for slapstick at least stop Ride Along from ever quite stalling completely.
Ice Cube is not a real straight man, more a stilted action lead who figures he should just stay still while Hart breaks out the supposedly funny stuff. It feels like he's the one along for the ride.
An action-comedy short on both action and comedy, this turgid dirge recycles all the usual mismatched cop-couple cliches (from 48 Hours to Cop Out) with dreary results.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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