2 of my fav actors in 1 movie. I've seen this movie at least 10 times and only certain movies I can watch more then once. This movie is amazing and lots of clever jokes and both Mark and Denzel play cool funny characters.
... View More2 GUNS is a film with a fantastic opening scene: thrilling, funny, sharply written, reminiscent of Tarantino's PULP FICTION. It introduces Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington as a pair of thieves who spend the whole film wisecracking and falling out, but there are twists involved with their characters and this turns into a post-modern version of LETHAL WEAPON.Sadly, the rest of the film can't sustain the quality of the opening set-piece, and 2 GUNS turns into a fairly ordinary thriller with some good dialogue to recommend it. Washington seems to be effortlessly able to turn his hand to any role he takes on and he's excellent in this, and Wahlberg provides a good foil too. Apparently these guys ad-libbed a lot of their own dialogue and the camaraderie between them feels naturalistic.The plotting is very predictable stuff and needlessly convoluted in places. It's one of those films where everyone seems to be corrupt and is after the central characters. It does feature a number of familiar faces parts in various roles, actors including James Marsden, Bill Paxton, Fred Ward, and Edward James Olmos, the latter a welcome return to the big screen after being off it for many years. There's sex, violence, lots of raucous humour, and more besides, but 2 GUNS lacks real character to make it stand out. Washington and Wahlberg deserved a better movie.
... View MoreThis was exactly how I thought it might be, an old-school, double trouble, hard hitting, guns blazing, action comedy :) Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg actually works out quite well together, better then I had expected, their different styles goes together in each their own crazy character way and that is just fun to watch.This was a fast moving and entertaining film in many ways, some might find it quick and dirty or even too much and superficial, but I liked it, just watch it with the promise of lots of action, big mouthing and guns blazing then you will not be disappointed that is for sure.I don't know what else to say, then watch it, be happy and enjoy, it is what comedy action should be.
... View More2 Guns starts great from its opening scene, which sets the audience a challenge - can you grow to like these men? Sat in a diner ahead of a bank robbery, Bobby Trench (Washington) and Michael Stigman (Wahlberg) indulge in a tense back-and-forth about their breakfast orders and Stigman's regular flirting with waitresses.It's clear we're meant to see Stigman as a chatty but dim stooge to Washington's irascible elder and let the 'witty' repartee carry us through the film's later formulaic motions. The problem is, it's a little hard to care about either of these unpleasant criminals and even when truths emerge later about the pair, it hardly increases your emotional connection to the film. Overall 2 Guns delivers on action, comedy and is a fun thrill ride.
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