This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

James Payton is a gruff Atlanta cop determined to bring down Omar, a crime boss who is so secretive that many doubt he really exists. Ben Barber is a school security guard who spends his free time playing video games... he is also living with Payton's sister and hopes to marry her. Barber successfully applies to the Police Academy so Payton invites him to spend a day with him learning what it means to be a cop... hoping that it will lead to him changing his mind. He asks the dispatcher to send him to the most annoying calls; asking bikers to move from a handicapped parking zone, dealing with a drunk in a market and asking a child to divulge the whereabouts of his criminal brother. A stop at a shooting range provides an unexpected lead to Omar. Before the day is over things are going to get far more dangerous than either man expected.This isn't the greatest of police comedies but it still provides a decent number of laughs and a solid enough central story. Ice T and Kevin Hart are fun as Payton and Barber; two very contrasting characters. It is very easy to believe that Payton really doesn't like his prospective brother in law... admittedly Barber is one of those characters who are amusing in a film but would be infuriating in real life. It is Hart who brings most of the laughs as Barber gets caught up in events that he doesn't really understand. The action is decent enough with a fun little car chase at the start and a good shootout and explosion at the end. There aren't too many surprises but that isn't really a problem as the hunt for Omar is there so we can see our protagonists in a dangerous situation rather than just the early 'Code 126' annoying callouts. Overall this certainly isn't up there with the likes of 'Beverly Hills Cop' or 'Lethal Weapon' but it is better than some of their sequels... not a must see but fun if you enjoy the genre.

I will still openly admit that I'm not a fan of Kevin Hart, his comedy just doesn't do anything for me. However, I'm always open to new opportunities that may alter my thoughts on his humour. Unsurprisingly, this film doesn't do that. A rookie police cadet who spends most of his time gaming joins his girlfriend's brother, who is an experienced officer, for a day of training to get some experience. Essentially a comedic imitation of 'Training Day', just one that isn't very funny...or humorous at all. Yet another American comedy where I did not smile, chuckle, laugh out loud or snigger. I was my usual emotionless self. The comedic moments come from the juxtaposing personalities of Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, who's onscreen chemistry felt incredibly natural together, where the latter is supposed to provide the laughs with his hyperbolic body language and high-pitched shouting. It just does nothing for me. Just Hart being Hart, in every single film he is in. Cube on the other hand is more likely to get a smile from me due to his natural deadpan delivery of the shoddy dialogue that was provided. The screenplay was uninspired as it solely strolls down the route of racial stereotypes and "oh, you're black so you act like this" and so forth. Unoriginality at its most obvious. The plot itself was a generic forgettable ball of nothingness that only became established during the third act. What I will say is the last thirty minutes were enjoyably watchable, the action is elevated with some buoyancy and committed combat choreography from its actors although edited haphazardly with quick cuts aplenty. The pace moves along at a steady rate and never dips to boring levels, but the aura of mediocrity that surrounds the action "comedy" just cannot be ignored. No laughs however certainly watchable. Just, it's a ride that I don't necessarily want to be part of again. Maybe the sequel can entice me into appreciating Hart's humour...(yeah, right).

Hey guys it's Quinn C from YouTube. Ride along: a film that I had to see twice in the span of 48 hours, this film is really a buddy cop film, but as predictable as possible. Granted, I did have times where I laughed very hard, but there was nothing that stood out in this film. It's fun, but it's not good enough to spend $20 worth of tickets on. I'll give this one in the realm of 6.5; not great, but only watch it if it comes out on netflix. If you guys want more in depth reviews, please be sure to check me out, Quinn C with the James Bond emblem, on YouTube. I do daily videos reviewing films of old and new, and also give very in depth analysis of the James Bond films. So if you enjoyed and/or appreciated this review, please be sure to check me out at Quinn C on YouTube with the James Bond emblem, thanks

Ride Along begins with a shootout and car chase action sequence undermined first by ineptly utilized slow motion shots that blunt the narrative momentum, then second by confusing flash edits cut so quick, you can't always tell who's shooting at whom and where everyone actually is in relation to everyone else.Ben (Kevin Hart) wants to be a cop on the Atlanta P.D. So when he's accepted into the police training academy, James (Ice Cube) concocts his own test of manhood guaranteed to prove the immature Ben to be unworthy of his sister.James takes Ben on a ride along for his shift, only James rigs the calls so that he and Ben will be sent on the "26s," cop code for crazy people in nutty situations. Apparently, Atlanta P.D. doesn't worry about liability issues when it comes to sending civilians along with cops on potentially dangerous calls.