The Other Guys
Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops, but when a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.
26 October 1976, Clarksville, Arkansas, USA
6 August 1984, New York City, New York, USA
21 December 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
17 May 1970, USA
20 May 1970, New York City, New York, USA
20 May 1948, Burlington, Vermont, USA
18 November 1982, Huntington, Vermont, USA
1 September 1982, New York City, New York, USA
3 April 1971, Whittier, California, USA
20 September 1931, New York City, New York, USA
3 August 1983, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1971, Costa Mesa, California, USA
1 July 1962, New York City, New York, USA
September 23, 2012
One of the biggest problems overall, besides the lack of comedy, was the lack of story.
November 05, 2011
Ferrell hasn't been this funny in years.
February 01, 2011
The first 30 minutes of the film, where this concept is really milked to the max, easily makes for some of the funniest comedy of the year.
November 06, 2014
The Other Guys is the rare big-budget studio comedy that knows how to allocate its resources.
August 06, 2010
The Other Guys is most authentically itself when it indulges in a free-form but nonetheless highly disciplined silliness that has the effect of dissolving, rather than piquing, whatever worldly anger or frustration you may be harboring.
October 07, 2015
"The Other Guys" gets completely sidetracked with its seemingly tacked-on high concept about busting white-collar crimes perpetrated by sinister multinational conglomerates.
August 06, 2010
As good and fleeting as a street corner popsicle
December 20, 2010
This is the fourth feature that Will Ferrell and writer-director Adam McKay have collaborated on, and once again they deliver laugh-out-loud if ultimately disposable comedy with mixed messages about arrested male development.
November 09, 2013
Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell have excellent chemistry, and provide for a lot of funny moments, but a poorly written plot and some forced jokes make The Other Guys only a good, not great comedy.
September 15, 2010
There's a wealth of joyously berserk idiot humour, fusing slapstick and satire, surrealism and stream-of-consciousness improv into what could well prove the funniest movie of the year.
August 06, 2010
Through it all, Ferrell is as Ferrell does. He's a non sequitur with frizz.
January 31, 2011
The Other Guys is the sort of movie that generates some of its best jokes quietly in the background or as quick-hit throwaway lines, while other terrific gags are defiantly over the top.
