- VultureVulturescrn loglineSeth Rogen's 2009 mall cop comedy 'Observe and Report' was way ahead of its time - now it's getting a second look as a dark, biting satire on American culture.beat sheet
- In 2009, the R-rated 'Observe and Report' was dismissed as a bizarre, tonally-confused mess, but a recent rewatch by critics reveals it as a scathing takedown of 'Obamacore' politics and the American obsession with vigilantism
- Director Jody Hill packed the film with subtle social commentary that audiences at the time completely missed, from the protagonist's delusional god complex to the film's subversion of the typical 'good cop' Hollywood narrative
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Seth Rogen's 2009 mall cop comedy 'Observe and Report' was way ahead of its time - now it's getting a second look as a dark, biting satire on American culture.
beat sheet
- In 2009, the R-rated 'Observe and Report' was dismissed as a bizarre, tonally-confused mess, but a recent rewatch by critics reveals it as a scathing takedown of 'Obamacore' politics and the American obsession with vigilantism
- Director Jody Hill packed the film with subtle social commentary that audiences at the time completely missed, from the protagonist's delusional god complex to the film's subversion of the typical 'good cop' Hollywood narrative
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Seth Rogen, Jody Hill, 'Observe and Report'