Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Friday, January 13, 2017

The Other Guys (2010)

Genre: Action / Comedy
Directed by: Adam McKay
Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg
Running time: 116 minutes



Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz are two police detectives at the bottom of the totem pole in their department, and nobody takes them seriously. When the two star detectives of the department are killed in a freak accident, the positions of top dogs are up for grabs. Forced to work with Gamble after accidently shooting New York Yankee Derek Jeter, Hoitz joins his partner in an investigation on a scaffolding permit violation, but they end up uncovering a much bigger case of fraud.

The Other Guys is a spoof of the buddy-cop genre. When taken as such, it is a pretty good film. Much of the acting is over-the-top and there is a lot of silliness going on, but that was the way it was meant to be.

Overall, some of the jokes in this film made me laugh out loud, while others missed the mark by a lot. Highlights for me were Michael Keaton as Captain Gene (a closet fan of TLC, it seems) and Will Ferrell’s character uttering the words “Hit the chopper” with a very different meaning in mind. The Other Guys is quite entertaining, even if it’s not perfect from top to bottom.
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