Directed by:
Adam McKayScreenplay:
Chris HenchyCinematography:
Oliver WoodComposer:
Jon BrionCast:
Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton, Ray Stevenson, Steve Coogan, Anne Heche, Harry L. Seddon (more)VOD (1)
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Detectives Christopher Danson (Dwayne Johnson) and P. K. Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) are the coolest cops in the city, while Detectives Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) are very much the underdogs of the police force, and are mere background figures. When Gamble and Hoitz take on what, at first, appears to be an everyday case, the two get their chance to shine. But do they have what it takes to solve the case? (Sony Pictures Releasing)
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As absurdly moronic as a flying peacock with a broken hip. At times it's as funny as few other things, but mostly rather as mediocre as anything. It's just a disposable piece of crap, but thanks to the closing credits it is one of the most socially engaged political appeals of the year, or what is Michael Moore doing?
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Incredibly action-packed opening, which was excellent and hinted that it could be great. But then something went wrong. Marky Mark doesn't play much, but his role is simply one that I liked. I really couldn't stand Will Ferrell in this. And I usually quite like him. Otherwise, it's a pretty normal comedy set in a police environment, lacking the right drive and great characters like "Starsky and Hutch."
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I like Will Ferrell’s dry humor; I enjoy his Ron Burgundy character as well as his supporting roles in Frat Pack comedies (with Stiller, Vaughn, Ferrell, Wilson, Carell et al.). But this film is an example of a (hopefully only temporary) failure on the part of the screenwriter and director. Moreover, even the action scenes that do not require working with actors and the escalation of the dialogue scenes are terribly difficult to follow. The second star is only for Eva Mendes.
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It’s really too bad that the considerable portion of brilliant jokes (the opening action, the fork on the table) is matched by a larger pile of fatal awkwardness (the partner etudes), which is mercilessly apparent during the two-hour runtime. Ironically, it's a parody in the style of The Naked Gun, where everything was handled with a ruthless stone face instead of theatrical goofiness. Honestly, though, I think if Ferrell and Wahlberg switched roles, it would have worked better.
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I decided to give my brain cells some time off in response to the dumb script, ignored moments of cringe humor, and enjoyed myself. It was a really undemanding film, but with a decent cast. Some of the ideas were great (Captain Gene's side gig). I'm happy I didn’t use to be a bully. I don't know if I could have handled the ballet, harp playing and conversations about art. To sum it up, it was pretty silly, but I had quite a good laugh.
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