Srta. e Sra. Policiais (2019)

Miss & Mrs. Cops: When Women Unite

After watching Mission Cross, I found myself more curious about action-comedy films. While browsing, I came across this one.
In Miss & Mrs. Cops, we witness the rise and fall of police officer Park Mi-Young (played by Ra Mi-Ran). During her prime, she was a standout in a special task force created to include women in law enforcement and highlight their crucial role in fighting criminal content and violence against women. However, after getting married and having a child, her career takes a turn she’s reassigned to the complaints department, which feels more like a storage room where talented women deal with rude civilians and live in constant fear of being fired. This fear breeds competition, flattery, and insincerity among them.
The plot of Miss & Mrs. Cops succeeds in criticizing the structures that women are often forced into, especially in male-dominated environments like the police force. It also reflects how women’s careers are treated as having an expiration date, and how difficult it is to juggle home, children, and marriage. On the flip side, we meet Jo Ji-Hye (played by Lee Sung-Kyung), a detective with the same thirst for justice and impulsive behavior, which causes trouble for her team.
Beyond being colleagues, they’re family. When they start working together on a case no one else wants to touch, they begin to realize it’s not them against each other it’s them against the world and the bureaucratic system.
As I mentioned earlier, the plot nails the critical tone. However, the comedy didn’t work for me. I understood the scenes meant as comic relief, but they felt forced and didn’t make me laugh.
That said, the settings are captivating, and there’s nothing more electrifying than watching women punch and kick men in the name of justice!

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