The new buddy cop comedy film “The Other Guys” debuts in theaters today. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell and Steve Coogan. The “Other Guys” reviews so far are quite positive. ”The Other Guys” is really good for both Ferrell and Wahlberg considering they have both made some fairly bad movies in the last few years. The film is directed by Adam McKay, who also directed other Ferrell films like “Anchorman,” “Talladega Nights” and “Stepbrothers.”.
'The Other Guys’ is an old time movie with new actors
In the movie, after shooting Derek Jeter by accident, a cop (Wahlberg) is given work that he is way too good for. He is reassigned to white collar crime, where he partners up with an awkward geek, Will Ferrell as a forensic accountant. They work together to stop the scheming businessman, played by Steve Coogan. It is pretty funny to watch. Each plot has been done before, just like this one. It’s the personalities that make the difference between studios losing money or striking box office gold.
Reviews went really well
So far, the film has a rating of 79 percent good reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Ferrell lately starred in “The Goods,” and “Land of the Lost”, both of which got less than 30 percent in their ratings. 32 percent is apparently probably the most Wahlberg has gotten since 2007 in any film he’s starred in. Critics have said the movie is amusing although it is surely dumb humor. MTV Kurt Loder says it is a fantastic summer comedy although it isn’t very intelligent.
Perhaps worth the watch
If you are within the mood for a goofy comedy, then this may be just what the doctor ordered. One surmises that with the grim economic forecasts, oil spills, and every little thing else all of us could probably use a laugh or two.
Additional reading
Rotten Tomatoes
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MTV’s Kurt Loder
mtv.com/news/articles/1645213/20100805/story.jhtml
