MOVIE REVIEW - Hit And Run

The new R-rated action comedy Hit And Run is new this week in theaters, and it is really funny.

This is a very refreshing modern comedy that is part raunchy flick, part romantic comedy, part action and all fun. This has the look of other movies in this mold which have become popular the past few years, but this is a cut above the rest.

HAR is the story of Annie (Kristin Bell) and Charles (Dax Shepard). They are young and in love. She is a college professor, and he is in the Federal Witness Protection Program. Annie has been offered a job out of the witness protection area that Charles is allowed to stay in. But he decides that she is worth it and leaves the protected area. He now is in danger as the people he testified against track him down and now are out to get him. So is Annie's crazy ex-boyfriend, an so is Charles' crazy Federal Marshall (Tom Arnold) in charge of his safety. This is a bit manic, but it is fun.

I have never been a big Bell fan at all. In fact ,I think she has made some of the most putrid romantic comedies of the past few years. But here she shines with a real nice supporting cast and a slick and well written script. Shepard is funny as the eccentric Charles too. Also, Bradley Cooper is really funny as the complex, and nutty bad guy that Charles had testified against. Cooper's role is small, but central. He is really funny.

This movie pokes a ton of fun at political correctness, and trendiness in general. The unpredictable dialogue keeps you on your toes, and there are plenty of laugh out loud moments in this movie. Well done action sequences help push this along nicely. HAR is highly adult with plenty of adult language and situations. Plus Cooper as you've never seen him before, make this really fun and funny. Finally a dark comedy of sorts that isn't too dark.

Hit And Run. Highly original, and flat out fun!