White Cop

Have you ever typed White Cop into a search engine? Not the best news articles come up, but when you search for the White Cop movie, you will see something much less racist. This Caucasionsploitation film is a throw back to the classic movies where the cop is also a vampire, or also a samurai, or also a maniac, or also a kindergarten teacher. In this film, they raise the holy cow "and also" theme by making the cop also be… a white guy! The acting choices are top notch by using the affectionate Ben Kobold, the California Christian Science public access star David Liebe Hart (because of course he is!) and various background characters who reoccur in various scenes. This is perfectly placed when one of the background characters reveals she is a main character, but she's in different clothes and a different scene causing Officer Kip White to question if he actually knows her character yet. Either that, or Kip is so upset over the loss of his best friend JJ that he doesn't pay attention to anyone outside the investigation. Our good city Chicago also plays a nice role in this flick by using memorable locations that told them they were allowed to film there. Places like Margie's Ice Cream, Hungry Brain Bar, and that Sybaris hotel you used to see in commercials as a kid. You know which one I mean, the one with the couple in the hot tub? All helps when you have a character that is about as gritty as an evening in Lake View. This movie is worthy of its own Ghana movie poster.