Storyline
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.
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Cast
Eddie Rouse, Michael Peña, Patton Oswalt, Seth Rogen, Lauren Miller, Danny McBride, Ray Liotta, Aziz Ansari, Anna Faris, Jesse Plemons, Ben Best, Celia Weston, Collette Wolfe, Dan Bakkedahl, John Yuan, Matt Yuan, Randy Gambill, Alston Brown, Cody Midthunder, Debra-Jayne Brown, William Sterchi, David House, Fran Martone, Amy Baklini, River Shields
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Reviews
91
The superb character actor Celia Weston (In the Bedroom) is truly breathtaking as Ronnie's boozer mom.
90
Observe and Report is the rare "action-comedy" (almost always a muddled hybrid) that earns its cathartic climax. The blood is real because the psychosis is real. But somehow--the magic of comedy--it's also uproarious.
88
Charlotte Observer
You can't root for Ronnie. You can't identify with him. You can't hope he gets the girl – any girl. But you may want to look on with stunned fascination as he ticks away, ready to explode.
75
Rolling Stone
Funny as hell.
70
Variety
Ronnie is more complex, and much scarier, than the kind of self-deluding boob auds usually encounter in comedies of this sort. With the invaluable aid of Rogen, who's never been better, Hill sustains an impressive degree of tension between seemingly contradictory elements.
