The Other Guys doesn't bring anything new to the screen, but as a buddy movie, it is pretty solid. Writer/director Adam McKay milks the formula for as much comedic value as possible, and it is enough to sustain the viewer for a hundred minutes. It starts to fly off the handle (a bit) around the end, by going into action mode, but even here, the presence of comedy is evident. It kind of makes you wonder how Michael Bay would fare if he tried comedy.
Scene one has a little too much Michael Bay in it. It's a sequence designed to make sure the audience is listening, It is a bit overdone, and is certainly the wrong type of sequence to put opening credits over. We are not sure which to watch, the film or the names of the people who made it. From there on, The Others Guys, runs nicely.
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are a great mixed matched couple. Not only are their personalities different (mostly), but they could not be more physically dissimilar. It never occurred to me just how big Will Ferrell is (then again the last time I saw him was a few years ago, in Stranger than fiction)
I got a kick out of this one. The Other Guys is pretty good for its type, and offers enough laughs to be worth your money.
Scene one has a little too much Michael Bay in it. It's a sequence designed to make sure the audience is listening, It is a bit overdone, and is certainly the wrong type of sequence to put opening credits over. We are not sure which to watch, the film or the names of the people who made it. From there on, The Others Guys, runs nicely.
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are a great mixed matched couple. Not only are their personalities different (mostly), but they could not be more physically dissimilar. It never occurred to me just how big Will Ferrell is (then again the last time I saw him was a few years ago, in Stranger than fiction)
I got a kick out of this one. The Other Guys is pretty good for its type, and offers enough laughs to be worth your money.