Man, I used to love me some “Reno 911”! The “COPS” parody ran on Comedy Central from 2003 to 2009, and featured several actors from the old Mtv show, “The State.” The show was in a mockumentary style, with a camera crew following the incompetent officers of the fictitious Reno Sheriff's Department as they interacted with a variety of Reno, NV miscreants. They revived the show for the Quibi app in 2020, and now we have a new streaming movie.
2021 finds the team a little grayer and thicker, but still enforcing the law the only way they know how – badly. The department becomes interested in the activities of the conspiracy-theory-promoting website, Qanon. When Lt. Dangle (Thomas Lennon) learns of a booze cruise for Qanon enthusiasts, he wrangles funding to send himself and the deputies on the cruise to enjoy some free drinks and hopefully uncover the identity of the mysterious Q.
The movie is just as silly as the original TV show. Is it as delightful? I would say that the movie is in the same spirit as the show, but that this humor works better in small bites. I have no specific complaints, but I'll admit to getting a bit tired of the movie by the end of the hour and a half. Still, it's good fun, and if you are a fan of the TV show, it would be a crime to miss it!
3 stars out of 5
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