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If your foot is still twitching for more fuel injected action after "Furious 7," a smaller movie with less cars-flying-through-expensive- skyscrapers is coming. "Cop Car" may be modestly sized, but it still has a big chase at the center, and today comes the first trailer for the thriller.
Making its debut earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, the film finds Kevin Bacon in baddie mode, playing a corrupt cop who does everything he can to stop a couple of kids who go on a joyride with an abandoned cop car. The film from Jon Watts is intriguing, but as our review unfortunately notes, it's "comprised of terrible coincidences, bad mustaches and a pervasive sense of desperation. It’s also wholly unable to live up to its obvious promise."
Den Of Geek: We chatted to Spider-Man reboot director Jon Watts about his previous film, Cop Car, and his comic book inspirations…
Jon Watts’ next job is no secret – he’ll be directing the Tom Holland-starring Spider-Man reboot, for Marvel Studios and Sony. They signed him up off the strength of his last film – his second feature, Cop Car.
Toronto Sun
Spending time in a police cruiser rarely ends well for most of us. But for indie film director Jon Watts, a cop car was the ticket to a superheroic dream job.
Film Class Junkies' Cop Car Review: from the future director of Spider-Man, a half-decent pulpy tale that is quite forgettable.
