Copshop - The scoop and digest

Joe Carnahan's latest collaboration with Frank Grillo has Assault on Precinct 13 very much in mind.

Gerard Butler - Robert Viddick

Frank Grillo - Teddy Murretto

Toby Huss - Anthony Lamb

Alexis Louder - Valerie Young

Summary

Con artist Teddy Murretto purposely sucker-punches rookie cop Valerie Young hoping jail will protect him from hitman Robert Viddick.

However, Viddick is also detained for pretending to be DUI.

When the psychopathic Anthony Lamb enters the fray, Young is caught up in the middle of three-way squabble.

Open fire

70's inspired crime caper is pretty entertaining, but struggles in terms of pacing.

Screenplay is nowhere near as sharp as I thought it would be, but does contain some memorable highlights.  

After brutally beating his cellmate, Butler sarcastically screams 'Someone help this man. He's gonna die'. Subsequent maniacal laugh is hilarious.

While holding Viddick at gunpoint, Teddy asks Young something like 'Can I help?', to which she retorts 'Yeah, shut the fuck up'.

Ha ha ha!

Butler is good, Huss's cartoonish villain delights in the carnage that itchy trigger finger brings, but I'd say Louder steals the show.

Despite silly conclusion, I was satisfied overall.