the other guys

I have to admit that I am not a huge Will Ferrell fan...I mean the guy is funny, and I enjoyed lots of his work on SNL, but overall, I don't go out of my way to see his stuff. I can't tell you how pleasantly surprised I was by THE OTHER GUYS. The movie got some great reviews, and I am strangely fascinated by Mark Wahlberg, so I went to the movie hoping for some giggles, and hopefully a half-naked Mark. This movie totally cracked me up. Mark and Will are partners, and either by choice or by mistake have become paper pushers, and basically the office jokes. After the office hotshots (played with much glee [not the show choir kind] by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Samuel Jackson) make a poor choice ending their career, office dominance is for the taking, and Mark wants him some of that. Hilarity ensues as he pushes Will to try and become the police heroes he is dying to become. They somewhat accidentally stumble into a major case featuring the always cool Steve Coogan, and the movie unfolds as they figure out the case and also really get to know one another. The movie totally works. I laughed out loud through most of it, and as always, totally dug seeing sights around the city. Love, love, love New York movies!

Final thoughts: A really funny movie that is so much better than you think it might be. Bonus: Michael Keaton is in this movie, and he is basically the coolest person ever.

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