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Weekend Movie Forecast: <em>The Other Guys</em> Vs. <em>Middle Men</em>

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Published Aug 6, 2010

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Talladega Nights might not have been a good movie, but Adam McKay has still written some of Will Ferrell's best ones (Anchorman, Step Brothers). And honestly, anyone who could get that crazed genius Jody Hill a show on HBO is O.K. in our book (we're not sure how season 2 of Eastbound and Down is going to play out, but we're just excited that Kenny Powers is back). Today McKay and Ferrell's newest movie The Other Guys comes out, and we're hoping it's as good as it has the potential to be. Ferrell plays a forensic accountant who is partnered up with a trigger happy cop, played by Mark Wahlberg, in order to crack a case that would make these embarrassments respectable again. Along for the ride is a great supporting cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, the great Steve Coogan, and the always welcomed Michael Keaton.Reviews have been pretty good, with the worst reviews (two stars) coming from unfunny people like A.O. Scott from The Times who says: "Once again, and for the first time in a while, 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."When it operates in this nonsensical zone of verbal riffing and broad slapstick (the most inspired example of which is a brawl at a funeral conducted in respectful whispers), The Other Guys provides some pretty good laughs."

 

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