Deep Cover spins a ridiculous setup into a surprisingly slick and grounded comedy. Bryce Dallas Howard leads the cast as Kat, an American improv teacher roped into an off-the-books police operation. Needing backup, she recruits two misfit students, played by Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed, to pose as gangsters and infiltrate the London criminal scene. What starts as a simple sting spirals into high-stakes deception, botched drug deals and accidental body disposal, all played straight with just enough absurdity to stay entertaining.
The cast sell it. Bloom steals most of his scenes, while Howard keeps the tone balanced between comedy and tension. Mohammed's role is predictable, but the energy stays high thanks to solid supporting turns from Paddy Considine, Ian McShane and Sonoya Mizuno. It's overlong by about ten minutes, and a few jokes miss the mark, but the film knows exactly what it is and runs with it. Not groundbreaking, but fun, fast, and consistently watchable.
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