Reno 911: Miami
When TV series make the jump to the big screen very few of these attempts are ultimately successful. Maybe turning a 30-minute show into a 2-hour movie is stretching the material just too much.
It seems more than ever that small screen is coming to big screen. This is of course often means less originality as all we are seeing is essentially a remake. What was different however, about Reno 911 was that it seemed to be an extension of the original series and, in a sense, a natural progression. We have the complete original cast of Deputy Junior, Williams, Kimball, Wiegel, Johnson, Garcia, Jones, and Dangle being the kooky cops they play best. To put it simply their 30 minute show was successfully extended to 90 minutes and this was actually a good thing for the 30 minutes television slices are just not enough.
Reno 911:Miami is about a police squad who are invited to a police convention held in Miami. Since this group is always late no matter what they are doing, not surprisingly they arrive at the convention after a bio terrorism attack quarantines all the law enforcement personnel inside the convention center. Obviously the police squad of Reno is the only ones left in keeping the city of Miami in order. And here is the set up for the situational comedy.
It might sound silly commenting on the dialogue for this type of film but honestly the dialogue in Reno 911:Miami was an original piece of work. There was nothing that seemed overly embellished or overly done. In fact, everyone in the theatre laughed out loud consistently at about 5 minutes intervals. Another strong positive for Reno 911:Miami is the film doesn’t require the audience to have prior knowledge of the television series.
The film is full of actors who have cameos but really don’t add to the overall humor or quality of the film. Would you have ever imagined Danny DeVito, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and even Paul Ruebens in this film? Personally I was surprised.
Originally I was hesitant and a bit nervous concerning this big screen adaptation of Reno 911, as we have all seen television translations to the big screen fail. But I was able to witness a good friend become a convert to the series by watching the film. Now, that is success. Reno 911:Miami turned out to be quite viewer friendly and should entertain original fans and, perhaps, make a few new ones.
Story B
Acting B
Visuals B
Originality A+
Enjoyability A+
Overall Grade B+
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