I say that as of a few months ago, my reviews weren't 10 stars for any movie I loved and 4 (or lower for movies I hated) anymore. But to my eyes, this movie truly deserves it's 10 star rating. In The Other Guys, there wasn't a minute in which I felt bored, or started looking at my watch. There wasn't a minute in which I wasn't either laughing my a** off or being captivated by the action sequences. The chemistry between Wahlberg and Ferrell works very well, but the real highlight of the film comes from the first 10 or 15 minutes with Highsmith and Davidson (Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne ''The Rock'' Johnson), who come out as two crazy cops who deliver both a load of action and laughs. too bad we didn't see them more.
I don't want to say much about this film's plot but I can assure you that you will definitely laugh, and thus, more than once. Of course it's a Will Ferrell movie, and his style seems to be a love it/hate it type of humour, and it is shown a bit in this film so if you are bothered with his style maybe you shouldn't see it, but if you enjoy his style then there is no reason you shouldn't see this film. Ferrell had me laughing a lot and so did Mark Wahlberg, shown here in a style of movie we aren't used to see him. Surprisingly, his funny lines come out better than expected (I'll never look at that actor the same way since his performance in the Departed, one of the greatest performances ever), and even more laughs came from other small roles, such as Eva Mendes and Brooke Shields. In all it's the funniest movie of the year so far, and it definitely has a chance at scoring high during the Golden Globes next Februray. Go see it now!
I don't want to say much about this film's plot but I can assure you that you will definitely laugh, and thus, more than once. Of course it's a Will Ferrell movie, and his style seems to be a love it/hate it type of humour, and it is shown a bit in this film so if you are bothered with his style maybe you shouldn't see it, but if you enjoy his style then there is no reason you shouldn't see this film. Ferrell had me laughing a lot and so did Mark Wahlberg, shown here in a style of movie we aren't used to see him. Surprisingly, his funny lines come out better than expected (I'll never look at that actor the same way since his performance in the Departed, one of the greatest performances ever), and even more laughs came from other small roles, such as Eva Mendes and Brooke Shields. In all it's the funniest movie of the year so far, and it definitely has a chance at scoring high during the Golden Globes next Februray. Go see it now!