“Chips” (*1/2 out of four) was a tiresome adaptation of the hit 80’s television series about a pair of mismatched California highway patrol cops (Michael Pena and Dax Shephard) investigating department corruption which is headed by a villainous turncoat (Vincent D’Onofrio who can play this role in his sleep and does). Generic mix of action and comedy gets maximum mileage from Pena’s amusing performance but runs out of gas and laughs after about half-hour. Yet another television adaptation that dumbs down the ingredients that made the show so popular in the first place. In case you were wondering, original star Erik Estrada has a cameo at the very end. Call 911.