For a late Mother’s Day gift, I had the pleasure of taking my mom to see the thrill-seeking movie “Hot Pursuit,” which opened in theaters May 8.

I had seen the commercials multiple times before I saw the movie, and I knew I just had to see it. So when I had the opportunity to take my mom somewere, I knew I just had to take her to see this movie.

“Hot Pursuit” is about an uptight cop, Rose Cooper (Reese Witherspoon), trying to find a way to be herself and make her father proud.

Throughout the movie, they recognized Cooper’s father as a well-respected police officer in his cruiser.

As Cooper was growing up, she had the privilege to tag along with her father during his arrests. This encouraged her to pursue her career in law enforcement.

However, as Cooper became an adult, her drive for living up to her father’s reputation became far too intense for her personal life.

The audience soon sees this when there is a miscommunication between Cooper and the mayor’s son.

While he was out with friends, the mayor’s son yelled, “Shotgun!” (as in the passenger seat of the car), leading Cooper to tase him, causing him to spill alcohol that ultimately caused him to catch on fire.

Cooper’s name soon became known as an alternate of screw ups. Leading to people saying, “You pulled a Cooper” when they did something that they should not be proud of.

The conflict evolves when Capt. Emmett (John Lynch) called Cooper to his office to meet Detective Jackson (Richard Jones) to inform her that she will help Jackson escort Felipe Riva (Vincent Laresca) and his wife Daniella (Sofia Vergara) after Felipe agrees to testify against the well-known cartel leader Vincente Cortez (Joaquin Cosio).

Cooper looks at this as a chance to redeem herself from her last incident with the mayor’s son.

When Cooper and Jackson arrive at the Rivas’ home, they find the couple in a heated argument. Cooper goes upstairs to try and tame Mrs. Riva and, while upstairs, Cooper hears gun shots ring out.

Cooper goes downstairs to find out that Jackson and Mr. Riva are dead.

This leads to the “Hot Pursuit,” which shows the journey between Cooper and Mrs. Riva trying to arrive in one piece back at the station.

With two sets of gunmen chasing after them and various insult-generating situations between the two, they begin to create a long-lasting friendship.

A few are shot and even killed (only for laughs).

Overall, I really enjoyed “Hot Pursuit.” It was great for a belly-aching laugh and to kill a few hours.