The Pickup

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r96 s 'The Pickup' ended up being better than I thought it was going to be early on. Still not a good movie, mind you. Obviously the writing et al. lets this one down just as much, but it was more visually that made me care less about it - it's an ugly film, especially 'inside' that damn truck. The world of film didn't feel lived in either, namely on that long highway; I know they mention it'll be a "ghost town" but that's a cop-out. The pairing, meanwhile, of Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson is narrowly passable, albeit arguably. Davidson is the better, Murphy underwhelms. Keke Palmer is the star of this particular show, her performance gave the flick the required energy anyway. Eva Longoria is alright, at least for the forgettable role that she is given. The characters of Jack Kesy and Ismael Cruz Córdova are exactly that too, despite having potential to be decent. It's the ending that stopped me from disliking this 2025 release. It holds enough action that I was satisifed with what I was watching. There was some hope for this, I could see glimpses of goodness throughout (e.g. that Clark gag is good), but all in all it's real meh. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/08/25 Full Review William B Maybe because I'm getting Older, I realize that My Time is even MORE VALUABLE. 90 Minutes of "YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" What a WASTE Of Time! If I would have Paid to seen "The Pickup" at a movie theater, I would have Demanded that I get my Money Back. Come On Mr. Eddie Murphy, You can TOTALLY Do Better Than This! Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/08/25 Full Review Jay W "The Pickup" is a buddy comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson. The two are armored truck drivers who get tied up in an elaborate theft. What ensues is crime action comedy. The action takes the suspension of disbelief a step too far. The comedy is too one note. And the characters are too unlikable. At the end of the day, it is a harmless 90-minute action comedy. Neither the action nor comedy are good, but it isn't all that bad. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/06/25 Full Review Steven H Felt like it was a low budget film the action reaction timing was late & didn’t grip you at all. There were a few funny moments but mainly being one liners. but as a film was very poor for Eddie Murphies reputation was great bringing keke palmer into the mix with an odd throw in from Eva Longoria but both of there acting was excelled compared to both Eddie & Pete hands down. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/03/25 Full Review Jacob B Very amateurish. The script felt like it was written by freshmen college students. The comedic timing was way off and generally came off as more cringe than funny. The only redeeming quality of the entire film was getting to watch Keke Palmer, because she is just so unbelievably beautiful. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review Josh B Action + comedy had me laughing the whole time. I think it's a classic like vibe. Everyone else saying it was not great was probably expecting sex, drugs, obscene profanity, gore type of a movie. This was a good DIE HARD like movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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