Review: The Other Guys

The "Other Guys" did it for me and made me "That Guy" in the theatre!  You know that guy, the one who is laughing uncontrollably and seemingly enjoying the film too much at the expense of the other moviegoers.  I just could not stop laughing.  Will Ferrell kept the straightest of straight faces while delivering some of the most classic one-liners I've heard in a movie since Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in "Friday".  The pairing of Ferrell opposite Mark Wahlberg was perfect and (Spoiler Alert) the infusion of Samuel Jackson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in what appeared to be a full role but early on catches you totally by surprise as it reverts into a clever extended cameo.

Wahlberg and Ferrell deliver a one, two punch playing opposites and Wahlberg at times steals the show as a nerdphobic tough-guy who is seemingly oblivious to the hypocrisy of his actions by doing things like "learning ballet in order to teach those pansies a lesson".  But not to be outdone WIll Ferrell comes back and leaves the lasting imprint and almost caused me to go into cardiac arrest with his flashback to the persona of "Gator" (wont' spoil that one-go see the movie!!).  The Other Guys is a buddy cop movie that replaces the good cop bad cop routine with the dumb cop and dumber cop but pulls it off with a degree of clever comedy not seen in the genre since the last Bad Boys franchise starring WIll Smith and Martin Lawrence.  This film is a definite must see and a must own for your collection.