
A pair of ten-year-olds find an abandoned cop car in a field. When they take it for a joyride, it seems like they could kill themselves at any moment. But things only get worse when the small town sheriff goes looking for his missing car. The kids find themselves in the center of a deadly game of cat and mouse they don't understand and the only way out is to go as fast as their cop car can take them.... (Full plot summary below)
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A pair of ten-year-olds find an abandoned cop car in a field. When they take it for a joyride, it seems like they could kill themselves at any moment. But things only get worse when the small town sheriff goes looking for his missing car. The kids find themselves in the center of a deadly game of cat and mouse they don't understand and the only way out is to go as fast as their cop car can take them.
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| Deadline Hollywood DailyPete HammondSeek this riveting crime drama out wherever you can find it. Kevin Bacon is creepily great as a corrupt sheriff out to get his police car back from two joy-riding young boys. Director Jon Watts scores with a masterful gem. |
| Globe and MailKate TaylorDirector Jon Watts is smart enough never to deviate from a narrow vision that he executes superbly. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonThe screenplay lets off the accelerator and runs into a few narrative dead ends. |
| Alternative LensJennifer HeatonInfused with a youthful energy and a Coen Brothers-esque wit. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordThis little gem is the kind of movie that is greater than the sum of its considerable parts. |
| CinemaBlend.comEric EisenbergA straightforward premise, but it's one that's executed with naturalism, surprising wit, and fantastic style. |
| AtHomeInHollywood.comStaci Layne WilsonThe screenplay falls short, making what might have been an instant classic into something more like instant gratification before the next Netflix click claims our wandering attention. |
| UproxxHeather DockrayCop Car is a thriller, and a road thriller, but ultimately: a coming-of-age tale. |
| CinemacyMorgan RojasWith its limited budget, seen in its rural-set locations and single-day narrative, director Jon Watts manages to produce something small and wonderful. |
| Under the RadarZach HollwedelA must watch film for fans of grisly, violent crime thrillers ... [with] edge-of-your-seat tension, first-class writing, and a perfectly cast ensemble. |