Reese Witherspoon plays Cooper, a nervy, by-the-book Texas police officer assigned to protect the wife (Sofia Vergara) of a mob accountant en route to witness protection. As they’re chased by cartel gunmen and corrupt cops, this female buddy comedy barely rises above the title’s two-word pitch (they’re being pursued, see, and they’re hot). Both leads offer a diminished shtick, Witherspoon flustered and prim, Vergara flogging her zany Latina firecat routine from Modern Family. Semi-redeeming features: a cute opening montage about Cooper’s upbringing as a cop’s daughter, and Witherspoon’s energetic, wide-eyed incredulity, which was made for screwball comedy. Her energy never flags, even when the movie itself flatlines.
