I am a fan of both Mark Wahlberg and Michael Keaton. I honestly could do without Will Ferrell. Will is funny in a sense, his SNL days were hilarious but his acting is atrocious. Having an opening where we see the top cops Samuel L. Jackson and The Rock is a fun beginning, however they both exit early which is unfair. Utilizing a good ensemble of a cast with Eva Mendes, Ray Stevenson, Rob Riggle and Damon Wayans Jr. was unique in it's own way. Some of the fight scenes with Wahlberg were cool but overall the film was pretty inept at keeping a good flow. I enjoyed some of the humor but to me the movie fell flat. 5 out of 10

Mark Wahlberg has proved he has another another revelation. He plays comedy really well, by playing serious, in the seriously, entertaining and different comedy romp, which has a beautiful, approved blend of humor and seriousness. They're are some absolutely hysteric moments here, as our wanna be serious, pen pushing cops, see an opportunity when two of their top collegues, bizarrely suicide. Facing constant taunts and humiliation, from two cops, our lovable buddy pair (Wahlberg and Ferrell, who work so comically well together) get out there, and make it happen, by solving the latest crime, involving your not so ordinary criminal. I felt Michael Keaton as their captain, was wasted here, but his presence was felt. You typically see the inter related stars, of comedy and hard action, cross paths here, and what The Other Guys has going for it, is that's a refreshing new comedy action movie, that should be high on people's radar. Eva Mendez as Ferrel's wife, has never looked hotter where poor soul Wahlberg, (a natural ballerina too) is querulous, to how he keeps getting the hotties.

Trying to make a film that's action, drama, and comedy (all in one) is tricky, and "The Other Guys" can't avoid the difficulty. The parts that tried to be funny seemed flat, the parts that tried to be dramatic were tedious and many of the action scenes seemed intentionally overdone, to the point of being corny. The places where this film scored were the stupid parts, many of which were SO stupid they were hilarious.Dwayne Johnson and Samuel Jackson were excellent; Michael Keaton is solid, as usual, and I think my hardest laughs were at scenes with Eva Mendez, especially the ones featuring her character's mother.Judged against those sorts of all-in-one movies, I'd probably give this a 7 out of 10; judged against all kinds of movies, though, it's probably worth only about a 3 or a 4. In fairness, that could just be because in the last few days I watched Red and Red 2 for the first time, both of which did better at pulling off the action/drama/comedy trifecta, in my opinion.

I wanted to laugh, so I tried the Other Guys. It's a typical Will Ferrel-type comedy. Two cops who are desk jockeys get thrust into a real case that puts them out on the street in a real case.Mark Wahlberg is OK as the partner, playing the straight man. Ferrell is a dork, married to a beautiful Eva Mendes who is a doctor. And all the beautiful women keep hitting on Ferrell. A typical ploy in these movies, reversing what you'd expect.Stupid story, lot of physical humor. If you like Ferrell, you will like this. Wahlberg is OK. The Rock and Samuel L Jackson also play some funny roles for a bit. But overall, you get what pretty much what you expect in this b-grade type comedy.The Other Guys - nothing great, but I have seen worse. Enjoy.