Went to Mid Valley for The Other Guys on Tuesday because i win a pair of free passes from
Advertlets. The the last movie for me until end of November because my exam is so so so near now. isshh.....stress.
The movie is freaking funny and Eva Mendes is HOT! I have been laughing through out the whole movie. This is the best comedy of the month although the story is a bit lame but i bet you will like it cause it is really really funny. The movie is directed by Adam Mckay and is written by Chris Hency and together with Adam Mckay. The movie is 1 hour and 47 minutes, presented by Sony Pictures.
Review
NYPD star cops Christopher Danson and P.K. Highsmith hunts down the baddies, someone has to do all the file reports and grunt worthy desk jobs, which fatefully falls onto 'the other guys' - detectives Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz. Hoitz was close to his big break as a detective before a retarded misfortune befalls him and he finds himself demoted and partnered with the docile police accountant Gamble.
The combination of these two mismatched cops, hot-headed Hoitz's thirst for action and Gamble's reluctance to take risks, makes the two an interesting pair as they banter back and forth with clever humour like the random lion versus the tuna discussion and the 'quiet fight'. No doubt, it's the chemistry between Ferrell and Wahlberg that makes it all work. The comedy also progresses as Hoitz finds out that there is more to his wooden gun-wielding partner Gamble than meets the eye, beginning with his impossibly hot wife Sheila. At most times, the silly humour is a hit-and-miss, but when it works it can be real funny like Gamble's baffling appeal to women and Sheila's mum delivering explicit sex talk.
The story however loses its appeal during a slightly slow second half and a cluttered climax when it begins to unravel an apparent fraud case involving bigwig investor David Ershon. The unnecessarily complicated evil plot had bogged down the film tremendously, reducing the film's charismatic appeal. Nevertheless, the action sequences are praiseworthy as director Adam McKay sends the characters through explosions, chases and even an epic Mexican standoff.
