The Other Guys (2010)

Director: Adam McKay

Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson,
Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton

Date: September 2010

Plot: The Other Guys follows Detective Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Detective Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg). Hoitz, after been stuck with Allen as his partner is determined to get back in the game. Allen and Terry idolize the city’s top cops, Danson and Manzetti (Johnson, Jackson), but when an opportunity arises for the Other Guys to step up, things don’t quite go as planned.

Trailer - The Other Guys


Review: I had little expectations for this film after hearing that Mark Wahlberg was teaming up with Will Ferrell in a "buddy cop" comedy, but to my surprise, this seemed to work! Even more to my surprise, Mark Wahlberg is a very funny man!

The Other Guys does follow the typical formula for this type of movie, the story is very straight forward and there are very few surprises. The odd pairing of Wahlberg and Ferrell is also done very well, Ferrell is not his usual over the top crazy funny guy that we have become accustom to, he is a little bit more relaxed and dependant on the quality of the jokes instead of bouncing around the screen which is good.

Mark Wahlberg and Michael Keaton stand out as you do not expect them to be as funny as they are! I'm sure if it is the script or their natural comic timing but I was impressed.

One or two bad notes though are ******Possible Spoiler Alert****** Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L Jackson are just not in the movie long enough. From the trailers I was hoping to see them throughout and not just for the first 20 minutes.

Despite the film following the predictable "Buddy Cop" formula, there are enough good laughs to make this stand out from the crowd.

Recommended for a laugh on a Friday night or a DVD night in.