There are some good actors in this film. But it was all following such a lazy storyline. Painfully bad. At some points they must have got so bored because they couldn't even be bothered to try and make it believable. The climax in the warehouse was an appalling example of direction. It dragged on and stalled half way through. Then they realised so just added a very poor shootout scene. It was just so lazy.

It had its mildly amusing bits but that's it. I can't recommend it.

I see that while Ride Along is still in theaters in a first run we've already got in place a planned sequel with the highly original title of Ride Along 2. Ever since The Godfather no one has ever bothered to come up with original titles for movie sequels. No reason to expect originality from the folks who produced Ride Along.

I'm sure Ride Along will find its share of enthusiasts. It's an amiable comedy about an Atlanta police officer Ice Cube thinking that no one, but no one is good enough for his sister Tika Sumpter. Especially Kevin Hart who is a school security guard and is her current boyfriend. Hart is into video reality games and Ice Cube is going to give him a dose of reality.

Hence he invites him on a Ride Along for a day in his patrol car. A number of funny situations occur as Ice Cube leaves Hart out there on his own to deal with some interesting people. Looming over all of this is Ice Cube's quest to find arms dealer Laurence Fishburne known only as Omar and unknown even to his own crew.

Nothing special, but what confidence these producers have that Ride Along will find an audience. I'm sure it will.

Ben Barber (Kevin Hart) is a security guard at a high school. He just got accepted into the police academy. His girlfriend Angela Payton (Tika Sumpter) wants him to befriend her brother James (Ice Cube) who happens to be an Atlanta police detective. James comes up with the idea to have him ride along for a day after he asks permission to marry Angela. James is after a mysterious master criminal Omar (Laurence Fishburne).

It's the same Kevin Hart mouth except he's nicer than usual here. He's like a yappy dog but his jittery tiny butt just annoys Ice Cube. That's a great combo and the perfect setup for these two. Ice Cube can't smile and Hart can't stop talking. It's about humiliating Hart and he's great at that. I think this comedy duo will be even better for the sequel when they become friendly.