RIDE ALONG (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Ice Cube (21 Jump Street), Kevin Hart (The Five-Year Engagement), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), Tika Sumpter (Gossip Girl), John Leguizamo (Kick-Ass 2), Bryan Callen (The Hangover), Bruce McGill (Animal House), Gary Owen (Daddy Day Care), Jay Pharaoh (Lola Versus), David Banner (The Butler), Dragoş Bucur (Youth Without Youth), Gary Weeks (Burn Notice), Jacob Latimore (Black Nativity)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Tim Story (Fantastic Four), director; Greg Coolidge (Employee of the Month), Phil Hay (R.I.P.D), Matt Manfredi (Clash of the Titans) and Jason Mantzoukas (The Dictator), writers; Matt Alvarez (Are We There Yet?), Larry Brezner (Arthur), Ice Cube (All About the Benjamins) and William Packer (Obsessed), producers; Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses), composer; Larry Blanford (Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer), cinematographer; Craig Alpert (Knocked Up), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Ben Barber (Hart) is a fast-talking security guard eager to win over cop/detective James Payton (Cube), the brother of his girlfriend Angela (Sumpter), in order to get his blessing for proposing to Angela. When James suggests that Ben accompany him on a day’s patrol of Atlanta if he is to prove himself worthy, it’s all downhill from there…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

As one of the comedy circuit’s rising stars, it was only a matter of time before Kevin Hart decided to co-headline this hilarious action-comedy with Ice Cube for a buddy comedy that will have you rolling in the aisles.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2014

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