The Other Guys

When I saw the trailer for this movie I wasn't quite sold on the idea. Don't get me wrong, I love Will Ferrell but the trailer made this movie look beyond cheesy. I'll tell you right now the phrase "Don't judge a book by it's cover" immediately comes to mind.
Because I was so hesitant to see this film I decided to check rottentomatoes.com. (I tend to do this when I'm "iffy" about a movie.) The consensus is 79% which I highly agree with.

Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) make a polar-opposite partnership. Gamble is determined to be a desk-cop and Hoitz wants to be a lean, mean crime-fighting team. Gamble seems naive and hard-working while Hoitz longs to get in on the action. After Gamble sets things in motion by following up on a scaffolding violation, the plot thickens. I don't want to give away any more of the story line but let me tell you some of my favorite parts: Ferrell screams, "America!" while putting pedal to the medal. There are several references to the the singing group TLC. And perhaps the funniest part of the film: attractive women are drawn to Will Ferrell like flies are to honey!

I really expected this film to be cheesy but I found it to be quite clever. For those of you who are familiar with Will Ferrell humor, you will not be alarmed. For those of you who aren't, be prepared for crude and sexual humor. This was perhaps the best cop duo I have seen since Gibson and Glover (Lethal Weapon.) I highly recommended this if you are looking for huge laughs.

Here's the trailer:



P.S. Let me know what you think of my review. Also, my review on Inception is going to have to wait. I want to review it when it's still fresh in my head.