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.
Rating: «««
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