History Film / BonCopBadCop

* BilingualDialogue: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]. The main characters have different native languages.
* BilingualBackfire: Turns out Martin speaks French just fine, though with a strong Parisian accent. {{Lampshaded}} by David.

** The sequel adds American stereotypes into the mix, showing the Maine cops that arrest David to be overly stressful about terrorism (not entirely unjustified; [[spoiler:after all, David arrived in a car that exploded in front of the cop' eyes]]), and the men at the station, [[GlobalIgnorance seemingly unaware that]] [[EskimosArentReal there's such a thing as French Candians]].
* CaptainErsatz: The filmmakers obviously couldn't get the rights to the names of real UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague teams, so equivalents to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Montreal Canadians, and the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche are used. NHL Ceo Gary Bettman appears as [[PunnyName Harry Buttman]].

** By the sequel, Martin became a full on cowboy due to being estranged from his family and [[spoiler: suffering from Lou Gerrick's disease]].

* NotSoDifferent: Both Martin and David are obsessed with the past, (which is also a commentary on the stereotypes they embody), especially past tragedies in the forms of their respective broken marriages. Something the villain also shares: he focuses on how hockey has changed.

** The sequel adds American stereotypes into the mix, showing the Maine cops that arrest David to be overly stressful about terrorism (not entirely unjustified; [[spoiler:after all, David arrived in a car that exploded in front of the cop' eyes]]), and the men at the station seemingly unaware that [[GlobalIgnorance there's such a thing as French Candians]].

** The sequel adds American stereotypes into the mix, showing the Maine cops that arrest David to be overly stressful about terrorism (not entirely unjustified; [[spoiler:after all, David arrived in a car that exploded in front of the cop' eyes]]), and [[GlobalIgnorance the men at the station seemingly unaware that there's such a thing as French Candians]].

* CoversAlwaysSpoil: The sequel's posters make a point of featuring the characters in front of American flags, with taglines hinting about crossing borders. The scene of David being questioned in Maine by cops who think he speaks Swedish was also in every trailer.

A sequel has been released, taken place ten years after the first one where David is now an undercover cop and Martin part of RCMP.

!!The movie contains the following tropes:

* BerserkButton: In the sequel, Mike hates being called [[EmbarassingFirstName Michel]]. David naturally keeps pushing it every time he can.

* CanadaEh: The film plays with the stereotypes Canadians have about themselves and one another. For example, the plot revolves around hockey, and the two main characters are living embodiments of how their people are often seen by the other group:

* CaptainErsatz: The filmmakers obviously couldn't get the rights to the names of real UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague teams, so equivalents to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Montreal Canadiens, and the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche are used. NHL Ceo Gary Bettman appears as [[PunnyName Harry Buttman]].

A sequel is currently in the work.

* CowboyCop: David. As the film goes on, Martin starts becoming one.

* MotiveRant: The Tatoo killer ends up revealing his motive to David during his hostage situation. [[spoiler: He was sick of "the gang of fuckers" who whored out hockey to the U.S. by trading players, and as the movie showed tried moving a team to Texas. He found another malcontent and gave him the means to start serial killing. When called out on it being just hockey he reacts aggressively.]]

* NotSoDifferent: Both Martin and David are obsessed with the past, (which is also a commentary on the stereotypes they embody), especially past tragedies in the forms of their respective broken marriages. Something the villain also shares: he focuses on how hockey as changed.

** Why do Ward and Bouchard go on Tom Berry's show? Why are they even in the studio in the first place?
*** They were there because the next victim was the planned guest on the show.

* ClusterFBomb[=/=]GratuitousFrench[=/=]{{Angrish}}: "Shit de fuck de shit de merde de shit de câlisse de TABARNAC!"

* HiddenBadass: He may look like a gay accountant, but we can assure you, he's [[strike:not an accountant]]. [[spoiler: He's former bomb squad]].

* WireDilemma

** Also one to AngelinaJolie, in regards to a nicely-dressed victim's post-mortem tattoo.

* ActorAllusion: When David mocks Martin by drawing out an exaggerated pronunciation of WAAAAAAAAAAAARD, he completely obliterates the subtle difference between the normal pronunciation of Ward and that of Huard (the actor's own real-life surname), adding a layer of irony to David's anti-English rant. Patrick Huard was also one of the film's writers.

* ActorAllusion: When David mocks Martin by drawing out an exaggerated pronunciation of WAAAAAAAAAAAARD, he completely obliterates the subtle difference between the normal pronunciation of Ward and that of Huard (the actor's own real-life surname), thus adding a layer of irony to the anti-English rant he's in the midst of performing. Patrick Huard was also one of the film's writers, so this is not a coincidence.

* MotiveRant: The Tatoo killer ends up revealing his motive to David during his hostage situation [[spoiler: he was sick of "the gang of fuckers" who whored out hockey to the U.S, by trading players and as the movie showed tried moving a team to Texas, he found another malcontent and gave him the mean to start serial killing, when called out on it being just hockey he reacts agressively.]]

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: « Matthieu aussi »

* TheNapoleon: Buttman
* NotSoDifferent: Both Martin and David are obsessed with the past, (which is also a commentary on the stereotypes they embody), especially past tragedies in the forms of their respective broken marriages. Something the villain also shares: He focuses on how hockey as changed.

** Likewise, Rick Mercer plays an Ersatz of Don Cherry, an infamous hockey commentator.

* OddCouple: Both cops represent regional stereotypes as seen from the other part of Canada. The Quebecer David is a disorganized, rude, foul-mouthed cowboy cop who lives in the past (appearing to never have gotten over that his wife divorced him) whereas Martin is boring and obsessed with the rules.
* OhCrap: David gets a few: One when he realizes he's late for his daughter's ballet recital, [[spoiler: and two when he realizes that the Tattoo Killer has made it personal by kidnapping her after his accomplice attacks Martin in his own home.]]
* PlotHole: There are a tonne of these, including:

* PunkInTheTrunk: Complete with lesson on how to swear in French.
* RealityHasNoSubtitles: It depends on the version you're watching, since the movie is [[BilingualDialogue bilingual]]. For the English version, the scene with he French coroner is untranslated and passes by quickly. The French cop later admits [[GratuitousFrench he didn't understand what was said, either]].
** Ward actually jokes about seeing such at one point.
* RockStarParking: Bouchard hurriedly parks in an handicapped spot right outside the front of the school when he is late for his daughter's ballet recital. Predictably, it gets towed. [[spoiler: Unpredictably, it explodes.]]
* SeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: The Tattoo Killer murdered people he thought were killing hockey in Canada by trading the best players to the States.]]

** Also one to AngelinaJolie. In regards to a nicely-dressed victim's post-mortem tattoo.

** Grossbut doubles as a pun in French too: It sounds like "Big Goal" (Gros But), which considering he worked with a Hockey team...

* GeniusBonus: The next target clues was 99 and an apple, next target is Wayne Gretzky who finished his career playing for the New York Rangers.
* GoodCopBadCop - The method itself is not used, but the movie's title is a play on this. ''Bon'' is French for Good.

* HiddenBadass: He may look like a gay accountant, but we can assure you, he's [[strike:not an accountant]] [[spoiler:former bomb squad]].

** The SQ Chief is particularly [[LargeHam fun]] -- imagine DaChief, with ''RAEG'' [[UpToEleven set on eleven]], looking like he's about to have five simultaneous heart attacks from yelling "TABARNAK!!!" almost loud enough to rip his vocal cords, and with plenty of [[GratuitousEnglish Franglish]] to boot.

It starts out with a dead body that has been found hanging from a street sign demarcating the border between Ontario and Quebec. {{Da Chief}}s of both provincial polices, eager to foster the spirit of cooperation and to keep this case out of the federal RCMP's hands (so it looks good come budget times), assign two of their officers as partners to crack the case. From the ''Sureté Du Québec'' is David Bouchard (played by Patrick Huard), a chain-smoking, rules-breaking violent CowboyCop with an attitude. He finds himself partnered with Martin Ward (Creator/ColmFeore) of the ''Ontario Provincial Police'', a "square-head" whom even his son finds dull.

* BilingualBonus: The movie is best appreciated with a proper understanding of both English and Quebec French, since the subtitles tend to have problem showing the colorful Quebec swearing. [[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=9U72QVCgh_Q See the language course scene.]]

* BilingualDialogue: Justified, the main characters have different native language.
* BilingualBackfire: Turns out Martin speaks French just fine, though with a strong Parisian accent. Lampshaded by David.