Blu-ray Review – Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

The "Police Academy" film series was put to sleep after 1989's "Police Academy 6: City Under Siege" failed to entice practically anyone into theaters to keep up with the kooky cops. For producer Paul Maslansky, death was only the beginning, working to launch "Police Academy" as a live-action television show, an animated program, a theme park stunt experience, and there was even a short-lived toy line to keep the brand name alive. Sensing a shot to revive the franchise with another theatrical endeavor, Maslansky assembles 1994's "Police Academy: Mission to Moscow," sensing the exotic nature of a picture set in Russia, and actually shot there, might be enough to capture audience attention. He's wrong, and while using Russia as a backdrop for American police shenanigans is certainly different, there's absolutely nothing in "Mission to Moscow" that's fresh, interesting, or entertaining. It's a chore to sit through, almost playing like a parody of a "Police Academy" production. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com