![]() These snippets occur when the bizarre characters get a chance to bounce off one another and distract us from the derivative plot.įor one thing, Ferrell and Wahlberg are a comedy super team here. Thankfully The Other Guys has a saving grace in its central relationship and there are just enough stand-out moments throughout. There is too much confusion surrounding the flimsy stock market scam and subsequent armed robbery and kidnap that the main plotline just becomes a runaway train that blasts its way through some of the better moments. Writers Adam McKay and Chris Henchy stretch the already thin narrative just a little too far and they never quite manage to control it. The focus should be the characters but there is always too much of a focus on the genre that everything just gets muddled and feels too big for the film-makers. McKay and cinematographer Oliver Wood (what happened to the Quidditch career?) push the action sequences as hard as they can and make sure everything is as in-your-face as possible. Just how much adrenaline-pumping explosions and shoot-outs do you need in a comedy crime caper? Unfortunately, The Other Guys doesn’t quite get it right. That is until they accidentally stumble into the middle of a huge financial scam, with Steve Coogan’s corrupt businessman at its centre.Īs with every movie of this type, The Other Guys struggles to find a balance between comedy and the cinematic tropes of the genre at its foundation. They find themselves paired up thanks to their past professional mistakes and are stuck filling out their co-worker’s paperwork. Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg ) are police officers who find themselves overlooked next to a pair of superstar detectives, played wonderfully by Samuel L. The Other Guys is another spoof of the classic buddy-cop film with Wahlberg and Will Ferrell taking their position as the title characters. If I’m not careful he’ll become one of my favourite actors and once that happens I will certainly have to start re-evaluating my life. His role in Ted was a revelation so I started my mission to work my way through his filmography. He’s a talented actor and, most surprisingly, an incredibly funny performer. I may prefer the rap career of Hollywood favourite Will Smith but there can be no denying that Marky’s talent lies outside of hip-hop. ![]() So much so that I find myself desperate to watch Pain and Gain and 2 Guns every time I see the trailers. I’m not entirely sure when it happened but Marky Mark became one of the more reliable actors around. ![]() These days I find myself drawn to Mark Wahlberg films. ![]()
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