The Other Guys

2010 "NY's finest were busy."
6.6| 1h47m| PG-13| en
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Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.

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filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
andrewfleming-57891 The Other Guys is a comedy film that just isnt very funny. It starts well but its as if the remainder of the film was rushed and as a result it just isnt funny at all. Its all very boring. The film has a very strong cast. Most of them are portraying the same characters as always, but not as well as usual. Steve Coogan is an unfunny Alan Partridge, Wahlbergs not nearly as funny as in The Departed and Michael Keatons character isnt at all interesting. Poor movie
adonis98-743-186503 Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops, whom they idolize, only things don't quite go as planned. Killing Samuel L. Jackson and The Rock was a stupid idea in the first place, most of the jokes don't even land at all and the one's that do are good for a chuckle plus great actors like Michael Keaton for instance are wasted and the whole joke with Eva Mendes being the wife of Will Ferrell got old pretty early on in the film. Overall overrated film that a few good moments only in it's pocket. (4/10)
Stephen Abell Will Ferrell is like Marmite, you either like him or you don't; I am of the latter persuasion, though I am guilty of enjoying Blades of Fury.This film just didn't do anything for me, either as a comedy, thriller, or buddy-buddy action movie. Most of the better scenes were absent of Mr Ferrell. For me, the best parts of the movie was the ingenious opening sequence that created a fantastic satirical parody of every action movie filmed.The other laugh-out-loud scene was when Will Ferrell's character, Allen Gamble, introduces his partner, Terry Hoitz (played well by Mark Wahlberg) to his wife Dr Sheila Gamble (nicely acted by Eva Mendes). This is a well thought out and well written bit of comedy, shame Will Ferrell was in it, his over-acting very nearly spoiled the piece.If it wasn't for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Samual L Jackson, and Mark Wahlberg this would not be as good a Will Ferrell vehicle as it isn't.If Mr Ferrell makes you laugh and puts a smile on your face then this movie is for you. Otherwise, just search for the two scenes I've rated and you'll have seen the best parts of the film.
nicholls_les Sorry all those who loved this but I didn't laugh or even smile once. A comedy is only a comedy if it is funny and Will Ferrel doing a poor impression of Chevy Chase just doesn't do it for me. The Mark Walberg character was weird and I never got what his angle actually was, in fact that was true of most of the characters, they were a mish-mash of characters from other comedy films and it just didn't work. But I guess the fault lies in the script and direction because as I said it just wasn't funny. Now I am sure many who did like it may have rolled about laughing but maybe that just shows we all have different tastes when it comes to humour. On a side note I was quite shocked at how short both Mark Wahlberg and Michael Keaton were. I kept thinking 'how on earth did that guy play Batman?