In my humble opinion, Harrison Ford has always been a very under used comedy actor, because as the Indiana Jones films showed, he has his own very unique brand of humour to offer, which is very appealing. However, he is rarely given the opportunity to show off that particular side to his acting. 'Hollywood Homicide' is one of those rare occasions where he is actually given the opportunity to flex his comedy muscles, but sadly messy direction and an uneven script result in a less than great platform for him. Josh Hartnett, obviously cast to swoon the younger side of the audience, plays a rookie cop who really wants to be an actor, 'Ford, cast to satisfy the older end of the spectrum, plays his slightly off centre womanising partner. There is an undeniable chemistry between the two actors and the film really does have a sense of potential, but because the characters weren't properly setup from the get go, it is only till about mid-way through the movie that you actually start to understand what kind of film 'Hollywood Homicide' is trying to be and what kind of characters it is actually trying to showcase. This results in the viewer being a little perplexed by the whole film, and throw in on top of that some very uneven pacing between the talk and the action, and this cop buddy movie really fails to hit the spot. I imagine second viewings of the film will be more enjoyable, but that really doesn't make up for its flaws on initial viewing. Nevertheless, it passes the time well, but sadly only really serves to disappoint. Thumbs up for the actors, thumbs down for the director. Could have been so much better.

2/5