Reel Review: Deep Cover

Deep Cover is stupid, fast, and surprisingly tight. Three improv dropouts get roped into a low-level undercover op, and what starts as a joke somehow holds together for 99 minutes of chaotic momentum. It doesn’t try to be clever—it just commits.

Bryce Dallas Howard plays it straight as Kat, an improv teacher with bills to pay and no clue what she’s doing. Orlando Bloom goes full self-important theater kid, and it works because he knows exactly how ridiculous he looks. Nick Mohammed brings the awkward heart—quiet panic, accidental brilliance, and the one who ends up holding the team together.

Sean Bean gives the plot shape as the cop pulling strings, and Ian McShane shows up like a hammer to remind everyone this is still technically a crime movie. They don’t overplay it—just enough edge to keep the jokes from floating off.

It’s rough around the edges—some gags miss, and the ending rushes a bit—but the pacing’s quick, the tone stays loose, and the chemistry is real. You’re not watching this for precision. You’re watching it because it’s fun watching amateurs pretend to be professionals and somehow pull it off.

Mitten’s Verdict: Deep Cover is dumb, messy, and totally in control of itself. A crime comedy that knows it’s ridiculous—and uses it to its advantage. Rated: 6.7 out of 10.