An Open Letter re: Bon Cop, Bad Cop to One of the Writers

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Inspired by this entry from co-writer Alex Epstein's blog.

Interesting revelation on your blog. Sad to see the ROC box office figures being what they are, because I know that in my neck of the Ottawa woods, the buzz has been VERY good indeed.

In fact, I'm planning on going back for a second viewing within the week. I'm also pleasantly surprised to see the film actually holding on in the Ottawa market for five weeks now. I don't think I've seen a made-in-Canada movie do this well since Men With Brooms.

You'd think that being able to laugh at Ontarians and Quebecois both making laughingstocks of themselves at select points throughout the movie would fill lots of seats in the western and Maritime provinces. (And I speak as a Saskatchewan-born and Prairie-raised kid, so I like to think I have *some* expertise on this point! *grin*)

Thanks again for contributing to a Damn Good Movie, Alex!

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Those numbers don't sound right. Tribute.ca says it's made over 7 million in five weeks. In the current top ten, it's second to only Step Up (who knows why it's popular in Canada, although it's got lots of teen appeal).

http://www.tribute.ca/box_office/box_office.htm

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So someone's been getting BS'ed here, it seems?

Scratching my head wondering what the Heck's going on. Either way, it's still a movie worth seeing again, as you've noted.