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Copshop
The main characters of the film, in a colorful comic book-style panel layout,
Netherland theatrical release poster
Directed byJoe Carnahan
Screenplay by
  • Kurt McLeod
  • Joe Carnahan
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJuan Miguel Azpiroz
Edited byKevin Hale
Music byClinton Shorter
Production
companies
  • Sculptor Media
  • Zero Gravity Management
  • G-BASE Film Production
  • Raven Capital Management
  • WarParty Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) (United Kingdom)
  • September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$6 million[2][3]

Copshop is a 2021 American action thriller film directed by Joe Carnahan and written by Kurt McLeod and Carnahan, based on a story by McLeod and Mark Williams. The film stars Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo, and Alexis Louder, and is set in a small-town police station that becomes the battleground between a hitman, a rookie cop, and a con artist.

Copshop was released in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2021, by STXfilms, and was released in the United States on September 17, 2021, by Open Road Films. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Con artist Teddy Murretto is on the run in a stolen unmarked police car, which breaks down not far from a Nevada casino. In the midst of a brawl outside the casino, Murretto sucker-punches rookie police officer Valerie Young so that she will jail him and protect him from his pursuers. One of those pursuers, hitman Bob Viddick, gets himself incarcerated in the same small-town jail by pretending to be drunk and crashing a car into the police car Murretto had abandoned, which was being investigated by two state troopers.

Murretto and Viddick are placed in separate cells, initially thwarting Viddick's plan to kill Murretto. However, Viddick has planted a small incendiary device at the station's entrance and when it ignites and the fire alarm goes off, he takes advantage of the confusion. Viddick beats a drunken man sharing his cell and incapacitates the police sergeant, stealing his gun. He is about to kill Murretto when Young interrupts him and returns him to his cell.

While Murretto and Viddick trade threats, a new killer enters the police station—Anthony Lamb, a second hitman hired to kill Murretto. Entering the station with a bouquet of balloons as cover, he quickly murders several police officers. Young discovers the carnage and retreats behind bulletproof glass to the holding cells containing Murretto and Viddick. In a hail of bullets, one of Young's own rounds ricochets and hits her in the abdomen. Police officer Huber, who has been stealing drugs from the evidence room, reveals betrayal to Young and joins forces with Lamb and they attempt to break through the wall of the holding cells. Murretto explains that he is being hunted down for the murder of a man he conned named Fenton.

Murretto and Viddick appeal to Young for the keys to their cells. Murretto manages to convince Young to hand him the keys, to the dismay of Viddick. Young releases him to go after Huber and Lamb. Just as two of Young's fellow co-officers are shot by Lamb after they catch them trying to break through the wall, Murretto shoots them dead and attacks Lamb and Huber. He manages to kill Huber before having a standoff in the shower room with Lamb. He manages to distract him long enough to cut his throat and leave him to die. Viddick shows up and kills Lamb. Murretto pours gasoline all over the room, intending to light the entire station on fire and leave the scene, revealing his true nature.

Just as Murretto is about to leave, he is confronted by Young, who freed herself from the cells. She threatens him to stay in the police station and be arrested, but Murretto lights the place on fire. Young pursues him throughout the area, using a gun Sargeant Taylor had in his drawer and shoots Murretto. Using a rifle, he shoots Young, but she discovers a bullet on the floor and is about to shoot Murretto, when her co-officer shoots her, telling her that "she had to do it," implying she too also works for an opposing force. The co-officer is promptly shot by Viddick, who leads Young to safety outside, but escapes in a car.

While taken away by ambulance, Young gets a radio dispatch about a stolen police vehicle from the station. She gets the paramedics to allow her to borrow the ambulance as she goes to drive in pursuit of him, with Viddick and her singing the same song.

Cast

Production

Development and casting

In September 2020, it was announced that Gerard Butler and Frank Grillo would star in the action thriller film Copshop, which would be directed by Joe Carnahan. The screenplay was written by Kurt McLeod, based on a story by McLeod and Mark Williams.[4][5] It is the first produced screenplay for McLeod, who works as a financial advisor in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[6] The most recent draft was written by Carnahan.[5] The film was produced by Williams and Tai Duncan through Zero Gravity Management, Warren Goz and Eric Gold through Sculptor Media, Butler and Alan Siegel through their company G-BASE Productions, and Carnahan and Grillo through their company WarParty Films.[5][7]

In October 2020, Alexis Louder was cast in the third starring role.[8] Later that month, Ryan O'Nan, Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau and Toby Huss were cast in supporting roles.[9][10]

Filming

Principal photography began in October 2020 at Blackhall Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.[11] Filming also took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[12] On October 2, filming was shut down after three crew members tested positive for COVID-19 in the midst of the ongoing pandemic.[13] Filming had resumed by October 5,[8] and had wrapped by November 20.[14]

According to Frank Grillo, director Joe Carnahan's cut of the film was rejected in favor of a different cut which did not include as much of his performance.[15][16]

Release

Copshop was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on September 10, 2021, by STX Films.[17][18] It was released in the United States on September 17, 2021, by Open Road Films.[19]

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, Copshop was released alongside Cry Macho, and was projected to gross around $5 million from 3,005 theaters in opening weekend.[20] The film made $950,000 on its first day and went on to debut to $2.3 million, finishing sixth at the box office.[21]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 80% based on 96 reviews, with an average rating of 6.50/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "It doesn't add many new ingredients to the genre, but action fans in the mood for an old-school thriller will be happy to buy what Copshop is selling."[22] On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[23] Audiences surveyed by PostTrak gave the film a 62% positive score, with 39% saying they would definitely recommend it.[21]

Ian Freer of Empire magazine called it "A simple, effective thriller, Copshop doubles down on pulpy, '70s-styled fun. It proffers little that is novel but has enough vim and vigour to compensate."[24]

References

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  2. ^ "Copshop (2021)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Copshop (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (September 1, 2020). "Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo & Joe Carnahan Team On Action Thriller 'Copshop' For Open Road & STX International". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c McNary, Dave (September 1, 2020). "Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo Starring in Police Drama 'Copshop'". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Black, Morgan (September 11, 2020). "Edmonton man's screenplay to be made into Hollywood film". Global News. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  7. ^ Dela Paz, Maggie (September 1, 2020). "Gerard Butler & Frank Grillo to Star in New Action-Thriller Copshop". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  8. ^ a b N'Duka, Amanda (October 5, 2020). "Alexis Louder To Co-Star In Action Thriller 'CopShop' Opposite Gerard Butler & Frank Grillo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  9. ^ McNary, Dave (October 7, 2020). "Ryan O'Nan, Kaiwi Lyman Join Joe Carnahan's Thriller 'Copshop' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  10. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (October 23, 2020). "'Halt And Catch Fire' & 'Dickinson' Star Toby Huss Joins Joe Carnahan Action-Thriller 'CopShop'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  11. ^ Ho, Rodney (September 30, 2020). "Upcoming Georgia productions: Jeremy Renner's Marvel series 'Hawkeye,' Gerard Butler's police drama 'Copshop'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Clark, Carol A. (February 26, 2021). "Educational Turkey Vulture 'Beauty' Lands Role In New Mexico Film Production 'Cop Shop' In Albuquerque". Los Alamos Daily Post. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  13. ^ Kroll, Justin (October 2, 2020). "'CopShop' Action Pic Pauses Production After Three Crew Members Test Positive For COVID-19". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  14. ^ @frankgrillo1 (November 20, 2020). "Now what ? It's a wrap on CopShop. Film #5 in 4 yrs for @warparty_films. @carnojoe". Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Instagram.
  15. ^ Ryan Lattanzio (September 18, 2021). "Frank Grillo Slams 'Copshop' for Editing His 'Colorful' Performance". Indiewire.
  16. ^ Christopher Marc (September 17, 2021). "Frank Grillo Says Joe Carnahan's Cut Of 'Copshop' Was Rejected For A "Castrated" Version Of His Performance". ThePlaylist.net.
  17. ^ Sandwell, Ian (September 10, 2021). "Copshop review: Is Gerard Butler's new thriller worth a watch?". Digital Spy. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  18. ^ Dalton, Ben (September 10, 2021). "UK-Ireland box office preview: 'Respect' up against multiple indie titles". Screen Daily. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  19. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 23, 2021). "'Copshop': Open Road Films Sets Up Gerard Butler-Frank Grillo Action Thriller For Fall Release". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  20. ^ Rebecca Rubin (September 15, 2021). "'Shang-Chi' Aims to Retain Box Office Crown Over Clint Eastwood's 'Cry Macho'". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  21. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 19, 2021). "'Shang-Chi' Ruling Box Office In Third Weekend With $21M". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  22. ^ "Copshop". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  23. ^ "Copshop Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  24. ^ Ian Freer (2021-09-10). "Copshop". Empire. Retrieved 2021-09-11.

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