Film: Deep Cover
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, Nick Mohammed, Paddy Considine, Sonoya Mizuno, Ian McShane, Sean Bean, Freya Parker
Director: Tom Kingsley
Rating: * * 1/2
Runtime: 100 min.

This is a crime film with a humorous centre. The story sounds ridiculous, the plotting is silly, and the set-up quite preposterous. The cast of Tom Kingsley’s feature co-written by Colin Trevorrow, is what makes a huge difference to the experience. They really make it goofy and entertaining.

Bryce Dallas Howard plays Kat, an improvisation teacher in London who is longing for her big break. Particularly, two members of her class are on opposite ends of the spectrum. Marlon (Orlando Bloom), is a method actor who takes everything seriously, and Hugh (Nick Mohammed), takes Kat’s class to learn the improv skills to hold a conversation with his office mates.

Kat, Marlon, and Hugh are hired by a cop, Officer Billings (Sean Bean) to infiltrate the London mob. After some low-level dealing, they manage to get close to Fly (Paddy Considine), who has access to the king of the criminal underworld, Metcalfe (Ian McShane).