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20131107 ridealong placeholder Ride Along ReviewWatch Ride Along Movie Online Much like the dreary, bitter weather that turns January into a desolate tundra, new releases that appear during this month also typically experience that same deep freeze in terms of quality. Coming off a December awards season push, studios dump lesser movies in hopes that the lack of competition will let cinematic duds score big at the box office because there’s simply nothing else to see. Don’t believe me? I just watched The Legend Of Hercules. Well, not so much “watched” as “sat through an agonizingly embarrassing film that defines what a bad 3D conversion looks like.” January brings a bit of a cinematic Ice Age, and our latest victim is none other than the film I’m here to review, Ride Along.Watch Ride Along Movie Online In this stereotypical buddy comedy, we meet Ben Barber (Kevin Hart), a lowly security guard who learns that his dream of joining the police academy just came true. Proud of his accomplishment, Ben finally feels confident enough to propose to his girlfriend Angela (Tika Sumpter), but first, he has to prove his worthiness to her brother James (Ice Cube). James, being a tough-skinned cop already on the force, thinks Angela is too good for Ben, and would love to see his sister with someone more “honorable,” but after hearing Ben’s news about the police academy, James devises a plan to both test and terrify Ben – a ride along. If Ben can prove he’s a real man, James agrees to accept him. Ben, assuming a lower-key affair, has no idea he’s about to become stuck in the middle of a case James has been obsessing over, and that he’ll be seeing action far sooner than expected – catching James off guard as well.Watch Ride Along Movie Online Referencing the immortal words of former Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green, Ride Along is the movie we thought it would be. Kevin Hart runs about with the energy of a kindergartener who just drank three Red Bulls and railed a line with Mayor Rob Ford, and Ice Cube plays a rugged lone wolf with acceptance issues. The two butt heads in a “good cop, dumb cop” type scenario, Hart’s character gets in over his head, but in the end everything is perfectly wrapped up with a shiny bow on top. Fast talking, gun pointing, unfathomable police behavior, high pitched squeals, recycled buddy cop moments – meeting expectations isn’t always a bad thing, but when you’re already expecting to worst, confirming your fears validates absolutely nothing.Watch Ride Along Movie Online
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