Claire Danes,
Giovanni Ribisi,
Omar Epps,
Dennis Farina,
Josh Brolin
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Police Capt. Adam Greer (Dennis Farina) needs some new cops who can go where other cops can't. Greer finds three young people on their way to jail: Lincoln Hayes (Omar Epps), the black one, is up for ... read more
DVD Release Date: August 24, 1999
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January 27, 2008Worth watching, good friday night film for a treat when need entertaining.
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February 23, 2006[font=Arial][color=darkred]There are some movies out there that you simply can't stop yourself from scratching your head and wondering how it ever got made in the first place. Some movies so horrible that you ponder what any big suited executives were thinking. A movie so bad tha... read more
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March 16, 2011The story centers around three juvenile delinquents that Captain Greer (Dennis Farina) of the L.A.P.D. has taken under his wing and turned into his secret weapon against crime. To use Greer's words, "these kids can get into a thousand places that we (the cops) can't." The trio co... read more
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February 17, 2006OK, I've heard of suspension of belief, but come on, the ending is ridiculous.
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November 16, 2010I remember seeing promos for this movie as a teenager and thinking, "Hmm, this looks interesting. Some young 20-somethings who act like the criminals they bust. Plus they're kinda cool." I think this movie was promoted falsely. When I finally saw the film 10 years later (yesterda... read more
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March 23, 2010A film that wants very badly to be "hip" but ends up like a 30 year old man saying "epic fail" all the time.
Three delinquents are recruited by the cops only to find that (shock horror!) the cops are dirty and dealing drugs. And anyone who doesn't suss out that Brolin is a bad g... read more -
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October 20, 2010Saw it a long time ago. I remember it being good, but again I barely remember it so it must be a 3 star.
Critic Reviews
September 9, 2009
Todd McCarthy, Variety
April 25, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
A flawed fraud, a youth movie so disjointed, witless and condescending that it's painful to watch. Full Review
June 18, 2002
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
Plays like a 90-minute version of the old television show. That's not necessarily bad. Full Review
February 14, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
A great-looking picture that zips along with grace, light on its feet but possessed of just enough gravity to allow us to take its people rather than its old TV series premise seriously. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com
Is it possible to try too hard without making any effort whatsoever? Because that seems to be the one slim accomplishment of The Mod Squad. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times
At the end, theater exit signs are welcome beacons. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
This is the kind of movie that isn't even worth renting when it comes out on video because, with the possible exception of Michael Lerner and Omar Epps dancing to show tunes, you've seen it all before. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Justine Elias, Village Voice
If the makers of the new Mod Squad had really studied their source material, they would have noticed how weak it was to begin with, and ended this mess after 60, rather than 94, minutes of pain. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Mod Squad has an intriguing cast, a director who knows how to use his camera and a lot of sly humor. Shame about the story. Full Review
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