Observe and Report
Observe and Report
R | 10 April 2009 (USA)
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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.

Reviews
ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.
Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
palacerevolution2000 I love black comedy. I even like dumb movies. But this one thinks it is more than it is, ad therefore deserves a really low rating. It isn't funny in the least. There is not one likable character. Well I guess the coffee girl. But manly it's just a bunch of loud, misfires rolling by, one after another. No sense of reason in he story line. Take the Danny McBride series, the Sasha Cohen films, there is a story line, and one scene follows another for a reason. I couldn;t figure out what this was about. Ray Liotta's character?? Pena ? Who does Seth Rogen know in H'wood that he keeps getting all these films made? He is lame to the max. I did think it was funny that the flasher was very...small.
Frankandsexy So it's not rated very high overall. I guess that proves democracy has its flaws XD. At least we can speak openly...so here it goes.The movie starts off with a ridiculous situation that is pretty gross and even a little scary, but most of all very funny. From there on the movie just goes from one funny scene to the next. The story and characters are as bizarre as it gets, but at the same time you never doubt them for a second. The story displays a wide range of human phenomena; stupidity, egoism and malice are changed up with comradery, small-time heroism and even love. But enough philosophical talk! For people like me this movie is just very important. Without it movies wouldn't mean the same to me.
NateWatchesCoolMovies Jody Hill's wonderfully dark, mean spirited comedy is quite the departure for Seth Rogen. Gone is the good natured teddy bear we've come to love, replaced by a bipolar, delusional, sorry sack of a man named Ronnie Barnhardt. Ronnie is head of mall security in a dreary suburban plaza, and likes to think he runs it with an iron fist, when in fact he's a buffoon. Rogen willingly dives in, showing us an unstable man child with a skewed outlook on justice. When a hilarious, potty mouthed dick flasher shows his face around the mall parking lot, Ronnie sees it has his chance to crack a case (along with a few heads) and win over the approval of Brandi (Anna Faris), the makeup counter girl. Faris's performance is inspired, slutty lunacy, and she milks the ditzy, cringe inducing airhead bimbo fpr all its worth, with priceless facial expressions and a valley girl whine that would make the 90210 chicks puke. When hotshot Detective Harrison (Ray Liotta) shows up to investigate, Ronnie immediately butts heads with him, in an obnoxious, belligerent way that eventually pushes the cop to the brink. Liotta uses his bristling hostility perfectly in comic form, and he's a treat to watch here, all macho swagger and arrogant sass. The film has a tone of constant irreverence, is wickedly anti PC, and quite the underside of the usual stuff Rogen does, which I love. Anyone with a twisted sense of humour will bawl laughing in this one. There's great cameos here too, including Danny Mcbride, Aziz Ansari, Patton Oswalt Celia Weston. Michael Pena dons an outlandish perm and a goofy lisp to play Ronnie's second in command. Director Hill's brand of prickly, biting humour where you don't know whether to laugh or be freaked out at times isn't for everyone, but I find it a breath of black humored air in the comedy genre, and a welcome deviation.
hazysistersunshine33 Seth Rogan is a Security Guard at a mall who just takes his job to seriously. He has some mental problems and is in love with this shallow girl who works at one of the department stores, played by Anna Ferris, who is the only slightly funny thing in the whole movie. She plays a good drunk. I didn't really expect a lot from this movie and it delivered even less than I thought. It was just not fun at all. I expect more from Seth Rogan. He's doing the best with the material he has, but it's not much. I don't think I laughed once during the movie. Michael Pena and Ray Liota are in it too and they are good for what they have too. These are all good actors that just made a bad choice.