''Officer Downe'' is a 2016 American action thriller film directed by Shawn Crahan and produced by Mark Neveldine.

Plot

A deceased police officer is resurrected from the dead to continue his war on crime.

Cast

Tyler Ross Tyler Ross (born March 13, 1989) is an American actor best known for playing Kyle Stansbury in season four of the television series '' The Killing'' and for starring in the Stephen Cone films '' The Wise Kids'' (2011), ''Henry Gamble's Birthday P ...

as Officer Gable * Lauren Vélez as Chief Berringer * Glenn Howerton as Dominic * Sam Witwer as Burnham *

Lindsay Pulsipher Lindsay Pulsipher (born May 6, 1979) is an American actress. She has had several roles in film and television and is known for her series regular role as Rose Lawrence on A&E Network's '' The Beast'' (2009). She joined the third season of HBO's ...

as Tiger * Reno Wilson as Carter * Mark Neveldine as Hazmat #1 * Adi Shankar as Crook #2 * Tracy Vilar as Hanso * Shad Gaspard as Brick *

Corey Taylor Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot (band), Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the ...

as Headcase Harry * Bruno Gunn as Fritch * Meadow Williams as Mother Supreme * Alison Lohman as Sister Blister

Production

The film was first announced on July 15, 2013. Kim Coates was confirmed to play the lead role on February 20, 2015. The rest of the cast was confirmed on April 1, 2015. Filming began in March 2015. Joe Casey, who created the comic series on which the film is based, wrote the film's screenplay. The first images from the film were revealed on May 15, 2015. More images from the film were released on May 13, 2016. Producer Mark Neveldine confirmed that the film would be rated R by the MPAA. It had its world premiere at the LA Film Festival in June 2016.

Reception

Officer Downe received generally negative reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 33% “fresh” rating with an average score of 4.9 out of 10. Scott Tobias, writing for Variety, called it a “thoroughly repugnant piece of comic-book juvenalia.” Mike D’Angelo, critic for The A.V. Club wrote, “Officer Downe has no real story and no point of view-just endless, assaultive testosterone.” IGN awarded it a score of 6.8 out of 10, saying "While it has some enjoyable moments, there are too many missed opportunities when the film could have taken it to the next level."Lassar, Josh, "Officer Downe Review" (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/06/06/officer-downe-review). IGN Accessed 7 December 2016.

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