Criminal Christmas # 18 – Starsky & Hutch
The movie remake of the much loved TV show of the 70s teams up two cops with different styles teaming up to take down a bad man.
Set in the 1970′s, S & H is as much a tribute to the original series and stars as it is an original movie. Perfectly cast as the main characters, Ben Stiller as Starsky, Owen Wilson as Hutch along with probably the greatest bit of casting ever, Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear, the movie looks like the TV show. The main characters look like their small screen counterparts and there are several moments that give a nod to the originals.
As a movie its more fun if you were a fan of the original rather than watching this afresh. It is funny, there are some great moments but it isn’t really a classic. If truth be told, it only becomes a good movie if you understand the in jokes and nods to the original show.
