Review: The Other Guys

As I went into the theatre and watched the trailers and adverts aimed at the target audience of the film, it was easy to imagine a lazy average comedy. What with the disapointment of fellow cop comedy 'cop out' it seemed the genre was sagging. However the film supassed my expectations. The director Adam Mckay, reteams with Will Ferill who plays his usual quirky, seperate from society character, Allen Gamble who is desperate to get away from his out of control past. While Mark Wahlberg plays Terry Hoitz a cop with repressed anger issues, and incredible but unsure talent.

While theres nothing in common between desperate for action Hoitz, and desk loving Gamble, they must put past their differences and become partners. Their partnership gets off at a rocky start, but while the film continues their bond grows stronger. When police stars Highsmith and Danson (Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson) take an unexpected and hilarious leave, Gamble and Hoitz must attempt to take up the big chairs,and soon stumble onto something big.

Verdict 
A witty comedy that doesn't take things too seriously, though the plot occassionally wavers, it has fantasic characters, and laughs to spare.