‘First Shift’: Why Worst Cop Movie Is Curiously Watchable

German director Uwe Boll has the distinction of being one of the world’s worst filmmakers yet nevertheless manages to make movies that are oddly watchable.

NYPD homicide detective Deo Russo (Gino Anthony Pesi, L) apprehending a suspect in "First Shift." Hit and Run Productions/Quiver Distribution

NR | 1h 29m | Cop Drama | Aug. 30, 2024

German director Uwe Boll is considered by many in the film industry to be one of the worst movie directors of all time. But after seeing “The Insufferable Groo” (2018), I would have to say that particular description and top billing goes to the subject of that movie, director Stephen Groo, who is in an incredibly bizarre class all his own.