“Hot Pursuit” is directed by Anne Fletcher (“The Proposal”) from a screenplay written by David Feeney (TV’s “New Girl”) & John Quaintance (TV’s Ben & Kate). John Carroll Lynch (“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”) and Robert Kazinsky (“Pacific Rim”) also star in the film, which was produced by Bruna Papandrea (“Wild,” “Gone Girl”), Reese Witherspoon and Dana Fox alongside executive producers Jeff Waxman, Sofía Vergara and Luis Balaguer.
In “Hot Pursuit,” an uptight and by-the-book cop (Witherspoon) tries to protect the sexy and outgoing widow (Vergara) of a drug boss as they race through Texas, pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.
"Hot Pursuit" is a bit of miss but there are a few moments that made me laugh. Reese Witherspoon does a good job of portraying the tomboyish police officer who finds herself in a whole mess being chased by dirty cops and having to escort Sofia Vergara's grating rich housewife who has just lost her drug kingpin husband. If you're a fan of Modern Family then you have already decided if you like Vergara's comedic style of shouting and screeching in her thick accent, mostly incomprehensible dialogue. I am kind of in the middle as she is a fine performer when she has moments to slow down and take time to show a more softer and patient side.
The action beats of the film are engaging enough. The best one being the two women in a chase down a highway with dirty cops shooting at them while they work to maneuver a huge tourist bus full of seniors. "Hot Pursuit" runs at a short 87 minutes. In closing this one is better to rent first and go from there. 7/10
Hot Pursuit arrives on Blu-ray with a 1080p transfer in the aspect ratio of 2.40:1 - Colors feature bold primaries and pleasing saturation. Black levels were solid but not super deep. Contrast was a little off with some scenes looking a bit blown out or soft. Fine detail in the women's clothing and the various locations they visit while on the run was good. 8/10
Audio is provided by a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. - Dialogue was consistently crisp and clear. LFE performance packs a wallop when guns are fired. Environmental effects create a good sense of being on location. Fidelity and dynamics were surprisingly robust. No pops , cracks or hissing to speak of. 8.5/10
* The Womance (HD, 3:05) - Reese and Sofía’s on-set crazy-mashup-antics. From dance moves to car crashes, see these women light up the screen and leave us in stitches with their side-splitting comedic styling.
* Hot Pursuit: Say What? (HD, 3:46) - Watch the hilarity that ensued when Reese and Sofía each tried to speak the other’s language. See Reese get her tongue tied trying to speak Spanish and watch Sofía’s tongue actually go numb from trying to speak English.
* Action Like A Lady (HD, 2:26) - In this action montage we will see all the crazy fun that went into creating the insane action scenes in the film. From jumping out a ten-foot high window, to a crazy girl fight to commandeering a tour bus during a high- speed shoot out…bring on the laughs.
* Alternate Ending (HD, 1:28)