| Government official turns out to be evil | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" | Unnecessary slow-mo | Ethnic minority sidekick | Car that doesn't start on first try |
| Hacks into Government files | Cop close to retirement | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Bad guy is German | Digital clock on bomb |
| Guns that don't need reloading | Someone in a Ventilation Duct | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Nosy Journalist | Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero |
| Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Hero kicks down a door | Villain has a Goatee | Random objects explode | Person slides under closing door |
| Mis-matched partners | Cop eating donuts | Cop threatened with suspension | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | Good guy outruns nature |