Observe and Report

Observe and Report

2009 · 87 min · EN · R · 5.4 (609 votes)
Dir. Jody Hill · Starring Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Anna Faris, Michael Peña, Dan Bakkedahl, Jesse Plemons · Music Joseph Stephens

Right now, the world needs a hero.

ComedyCrimeDrama

Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is recruited to close the case.

VIBE

This film is a deeply uncomfortable, darkly comedic character study. It feels like watching a train wreck in slow motion, eliciting cringes and uneasy laughs. The mood is cynical and pathetic, exploring the delusions of a man desperate for validation and control in a bleak, mundane world.

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