Review: 'By Any Means' Is Conflicted, Confused Film

Review: 'By Any Means' is conflicted, confused film

It's too violet for a "Buddy Cop" film but also too ridiculous for true-crime aficionados.

Movie Review: ‘By Any Means’ Can’t Decide What Kind of Movie It Wants To Be

“By Any Means” is a movie about two disparate FBI employees that can’t decide if it wants to be a “Buddy Cop” movie or not. The pair are mismatched, but are they “comically” mismatched? The pair banter, is there enough banter to qualify for the “Buddy Cop” label? There’s action, but is the action too violent and intense for a term as casual as “Buddy Cop”? The result is an uneven tone that makes the movie too dark for matinee action fans and too…