The Other Guy’s Review

by Dante Rosario on September 5th, 2010

I’m not sure that this will be the year’s funniest movie, but parts will definitely have you cracking up hysterically.  There was a lot more crude humor than I had originally expected when I saw the trailer.

Comparing this film to others that director Adam McKay and Will Ferrell have worked on together, I would say it falls behind “Anchorman” and “Step Brothers” and places right above “Semi-Pro.” It just wasn’t quite as funny as I was expecting it to be.  Some of the humorous lines seem forced with bad acting, while others are subtle and hilarious.

I didn’t think that Mark Wahlberg did a great job in this film.  Whenever I see him on screen I am rarely convinced by the role he is playing.  In “The Other Guys” Walhlberg plays as Terry Hoitz, a tough cop looking to crack the next big case that will further his career.  Hoitz is partnered with Allen Gamble (Ferrell) who takes a very different approach to police work.  This causes the two partners to have a hard time seeing eye to eye.  Many of the scenes that focus on his life seem to drag on and take the movie in no real direction.  Will Ferrell is funny in the movie, but it definitely was not his best role when compared to some of the comedies he has appeared in.  One of the best roles, as well as one of the funniest, was Michael Keaton as the captain.  I laughed as hard, if not harder at the scenes with Keaton in it as I did with Will Ferrell.

“The Other Guys” is a decent comedy.

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