The Other Guys (2010)

The first scene of the Other Guys is so good and over the top that Michael Bay probably will be impressed by it. Agents Christopher Danson (Dwayne Johnson) and P.K. Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) show in only a couple of minutes how to catch criminals, even if that means causing millions in damages. They are so popular that nobody really cares about something like that. They also refuse to do any paperwork (as they are way too cool to spend time on something so useless), but their boss, Captain Gene Mauch (Michael Keaton), doesn’t mind as there are enough other police officers available at headquarters that are able to do this boring job.

Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) are two of these officers. Allen doesn’t mind doing it at all (he even volunteers doing it), but Terry hates having to sit behind a desk. Because of an error he made when he was younger he’s forced to having a desk job.
Allen however is excellent in the job he does and by doing his paperwork properly he finds out that David Ershon, a wealthy businessman, has made some mistakes related to his business. Allen and Terry decide to arrest him for it and by doing so they get entangled in a bigger case than they were expecting.

As is usually the case with these type of comedies the two partners are forced to work it each other even though they can’t get along. Most of all Allen likes to sit behind his desk doing paperwork and not looking for any extreme things. Terry however lives for extremes, which leads to some very funny situations, like the first case they travel to.
Mark Wahlberg shows that besides the normal action movies he’s also very capable of doing comedy. There is a hilarious scene in a ballet school where he’s talking to his girlfriend like she’s dancing in a strip club. It had me in stitches. Together with Ferrell they manage to generate a lot of laughs.

Although there is a story, it was messy at times. It’s not really a problem as there are enough laughs to be had and in the end that is the reason you watch a comedy. For those that want to watch this movie because Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson are in it, it’s important to know that they both have very small roles and you won’t see much of them.
If you are looking for a nice little comedy/action movie, then The Other Guys is a movie which you can definitely enjoy.

Score: 7