Movie Review: ‘CHIPS’ Lowbrow and Very Funny

Mark Jackson
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R | 1 hour 40 min | Action, Comedy, Crime | 24 March 2017 (USA)

Dax Shepard is a Hollywood “triple-threat”—an actor who acts, writes, and directs (the New York triple-threat acts, sings, and dances). He also races (and stunt rides) top-end Ducati motorcycles—so who better to make a movie version of the 1970s motorcycle cop TV show “CHiPS,” right? Sort of.

Dax Shepard as Jon in Warner Bros. Pictures' action comedy "CHIPS." (Peter Iovino/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc./Ratpac-Dune Entertainment LLC)
Dax Shepard as Jon in Warner Bros. Pictures' action comedy "CHIPS." Peter Iovino/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc./Ratpac-Dune Entertainment LLC
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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