CHiPs (2017)

CHiPs is a 2017 American action comedy buddy cop film written and directed by Dax Shepard, based on CHiPs,the 1977–1983 television series of the same name created by Rick Rosner.

Plot
An FBI agent goes undercover in the California Highway Patrol as officer Frank "Ponch" Poncherello. Members of the CHP have been robbing cash delivery vehicles and his job is to uncover the perpetrators. At the CHP he is partnered with a 30-something rookie, Jon Baker. Baker is a former professional motorcycle rider with a list of ailments and personal problems who is lucky to be in the CHP. They are very different people and immediately clash.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) Poor acting.
 * 2) Little to no faith in the source material; for example, the characters use guns, something they never did in the original series.
 * 3) The makers of this film adapted a PG-rated TV series to an R rated film, which makes the film inappropriate to younger fans of CHiPs.
 * 4) Kristin Bell is absolutely terrible in the movie. In fact, she was forced to audition for the role of Jon's wife by her husband Dax Shepard, who not only played Jon Baker in the film, but also directed the film.
 * 5) The jokes come across as juvenile.
 * 6) An entire scene dedicated to Michael Pena and Dax Shepard talking about 'eating ass' which includes cringy lines such as "Everyone's eating everyone's ass now." and "Eating ass is standard."

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) At least Rick Rosner, the original creator of CHiPs, was involved in the film as an executive producer.
 * 2) Erik Estrada, who originally played Ponch in the series, made a cameo appearance in the film as a Paramedic.
 * 3) The musical score by Fil Eisler in the film is decent. The theme song from the original series was used.
 * 4) The plot is at somewhat decent.

Reception
CHiPs received generally negative reviews from critics, as well as fans of the original television series. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds an approval rating of 19% based on 113 reviews with an average rating of 3.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "CHiPs" abandons the endearing innocence of its source material, using the titular cop show's premise as a setup for aggressively lowbrow gags that prove only mildly arresting at best." The film has a score of 28 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 26 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

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