Other Guys (Unrated Other Edition) (2010)

"The funniest movie of the year.  Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"It's a comedy of manhood for the age of emasculation.  Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"One insanely funny film.  Alex Zane, Sun Online
"Skewers the action genre while also finding room for sheer madness.  James White, Empire Magazine

Editor's Note A desk-jockey detective and his tough-talking partner get their moment to shine in this buddy police comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and directed by Adam McKay (ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY, TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY). New York City detective Allen Gamble (Ferrell) is more comfortable pushing pencils than busting bad guys. A meticulous forensic accountant, his numbers are never off. Detective Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) is Gamble's reluctant partner. Try as Detective Hoitz might to get back on the streets, an embarrassing encounter with Derek Jeter has left a sizable black mark on his permanent record. Detectives Danson (Dwayne Johnson) and Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) are the complete opposites of Gamble and Hoitz: unwaveringly confident, they always get their man, and they do it with style to spare. When the time comes for Gamble and Hoitz to prove their mettle and save the day, their incompetence becomes the stuff of legend.

	Samuel L. Jackson
	Michael Keaton
	Will Ferrell
	Eva Mendes
	The Rock
	Mark Wahlberg
	Ray Stevenson - Co-Star
	Viola Harris - Co-Star
	Josh Church - Co-Star
	Damon Wayans Jr. - Co-Star
	Zoe Lister-Jones - Co-Star
	Brett Gelman - Co-Star
	Alison Becker - Co-Star
	Warren Kelley - Co-Star
	Michael G. Delaney - Co-Star
	Zach Woods - Co-Star
	Danielle Cell - Co-Star
	Brianne Moncrief - Co-Star
	Ben Schwartz - Co-Star
	Jake Quinn - Co-Star
	Patrick Ferrell - Co-Star
	Sara Chase - Co-Star
	Derek Jeter - Co-Star
	Lindsay Sloane - Co-Star
	Adam McKay - Co-Star
	Rob Riggle - Co-Star
	Andrew Secunda - Co-Star
	Rob Huebel - Co-Star
	Bobby Cannavale - Co-Star
	Andy Buckley - Co-Star
	Natalie Zea - Co-Star
	Will Lyman - Voice
	Brooke Shields - Co-Star
	Rosie Perez - Co-Star
	Oliver Wood - Co-Star
	Steve Coogan - Co-Star
	David Gideon - Co-Star
	Dan Cangemi - Special Effects Supervisor
	George DeTitta Jr. - Set Decorator
	Conrad E. Palmisano - 2nd Unit Director
	Oliver Wood - Director of Photography
	Jon Brion - Composer
	William M. Connor - Assistant Director
	Brad Martin - Stunt Coordinator
	Margot Boccia - Makeup
	Jerry Decarlo - Hairstylist
	Chris Henchy - Screenwriter
	Adam McKay - Screenwriter
	Donald J. Mowat - Makeup
	Mark Hawker - Special Effects Supervisor
	Donald A. Kozma - Makeup Designer
	Johnny Villanueva - Hairstylist
	Adam Brandy - Makeup
	rhinofx - Visual Effects Designer
	Erica Weis - Music Director
	Evil Eye Pictures - Visual Effects Designer
	Goat Visual Effects - Visual Effects Designer
	Crater Studio - Visual Effects Designer
	Anne Heche - Co-Star
	Ice-T - Narrator
	Adam McKay - Director

Hollywood Reporter
"Ferrell keeps the winning streak intact while drawing out Mark Wahlberg's untapped funny side in THE OTHER GUYS....Ridiculously entertaining..." 08/01/2010

Entertainment Weekly
"The movie is as antic and raucous and fun as any of the star's previous screen outings, only this one has a surprisingly rich personal flavor. It's Ferrell's richest riff yet on the comedy of conflicted aggression." -- Grade: A- 08/13/2010

Los Angeles Times
4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[C]lever and funny from the first frame....The filmmakers are in fine fettle, which goes a long way to make much of the low-brow silliness and slapstick infectious." 08/06/2010

A.V. Club
"Ferrell draws a wealth of good material from his character's oddball ineffectuality, and he partners perfectly with Wahlberg, who's always best at his most incredulous." -- Grade: B 08/05/2010

Wall Street Journal
"It's loud, raunchy semicoherent and stuffed to the bursting point with heavy weaponry and car chases....[With] an extended riff on 'Law & Order' that is blessed with inventive wordplay in the sacred tradition of AIRPLANE!..." 08/06/2010

Box Office
3 stars out of 5 -- "[C]onsistently funny....[D]irector Adam McKay gives this undynamic duo a chance to prove their mettle." 08/03/2010

Washington Post
"Wahlberg proves himself a master of the slow burn. He's our glowering stand-in, the angry straight man to Ferrell's earnest, unhinged idiot." 08/06/2010

Movieline
"Among comic actors, Ferrell is extremely alive to, and generous with, his colleagues. Part of his gift is the way he so willingly provides a reflective surface for them, instead of just hogging the spotlight." 08/05/2010

New York Times
"Mr. Ferrell uses his big body, his quick mind and his infinitely fungible voice to yoke disparate and ridiculous traits into a brand new and yet instantly archetypal comic character." 08/05/2010

Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's Wahlberg who wins the class clown award, flexing his comedic clout by maintaining a subtle deadpan..." 08/24/2010

Uncut
3 stars out of 5 -- "The first half is all skittery absurdity..." 10/01/2010

Premiere
"A goofy cop spoof of sorts with an onslaught of quick-fire jokes....Ferrell plays to his strengths and Wahlberg utilizes his breathless-always-on-the-verge-of-panic persona." 12/14/2010

Empire
3 stars out of 5 -- "Michael Keaton is a comic god here, delivering a new spin on the unforgiving captain..." 01/07/2010

ReelViews 7 of 10
Will Ferrell's recent resume isn't anything to get excited about: Land of the Lost, Step Brothers, Semi-Pro, Blades of Glory. There's a sameness to all of them, not only in that the Ferrell characters are difficult to differentiate from one another, but that the comedy is tired and tepid. Fortunately, The Other Guys has a better grip on what's funny, exhibits solid comedic timing, and is generally more entertaining than tedious. Director Adam McKay has a stronger sense than some directors about how to best employ Ferrell's likeability and cluelessness (his two most disarming on-screen characteristics). McKay started with Ferrell on Saturday Night Live and followed him to the big screen, directing one of the actor's most consistently amusing feature endeavors, Anchorman. (Although, to be fair, he was also responsible for Step Brothers.)...The film's first 15 minutes are by far the most fun (and could be the best quarter-hour of any movie released this year), with Samuel L. Jackson and The Rock letting it all hang out. Jackson screams and shouts one-liners the way he hasn't done since all those fu**in' snakes got on the fu**in' plane. Is there anyone better at knowing self-parody than this man? The Rock, meanwhile, channels Arnold Schwarzenegger from Last Action Hero. Once these two are out of the picture, it becomes a lower-key, straightforward action-comedy, but McKay and Ferrell are smart enough to keep the set pieces fresh and diverse. Some, like Terry's befuddlement with Sharon's hotness, are effective, while others, like Sharon's mother playing the go-between, are less likely to provoke laughter. Comedic timing, as in the "Jersey Boys" snippet or the instance when a man tries to fly, is paramount. For the most part, the jokes have punch lines, which is too rarely the case in big-budget comedies...The Ferrell/Wahlberg matching is not among the screen's most inspired pairings. The two lack chemistry, and Wahlberg's capabilities as the "straight man" are dubious (although his reaction to the choice of the Little River Band as "psych music" is priceless). Aside from his recent supporting role in Date Night, Wahlberg hasn't done much comedy, concentrating his performances in the thriller and/or drama arena, and the lack of experience occasionally shows in The Other Guys. Nevertheless, the responsibility for being funny rests on the shoulders of Ferrell and, for the first time in several years, he is up to the task (with more than a little help from Jackson and Johnson). - James Berardinelli

Chicago Sun-times 8 of 10
Even though [Adam] McKay is clearly enjoying the opportunity to stage legit car chases and blow things up, he never strays too far from the comedic task at hand, going through one cop-movie cliche after another...The plaintive, soaring alto-sax solo that kicks in after a dramatic moment? Check. The explosion that takes everyone by surprise and sends our heroes flying skyward? Check. The gruff captain who calls the cops into his office and gives them a dressing down? Check. One partner showing up at just the right moment to save the other partner? Check. The Other Guys hits all those overly familiar notes and many more -- but each time with a wickedly satiric spin. - Richard Roeper