Day 48- Movie 48. The Other Guys (2010)

The Other Guys is an interesting film. When I first saw trailers for it, I thought it looked incredibly stupid. And then, over the course of months of seeing the same trailers over and over again, it grew on me and I thought it looked funnier and funnier. I was actually really looking forward to it. The movie isn't horrible, but it is closer to my original estimation of the film.

I like this film's intention- it was trying to be a very funny comedy that was perfectly blended with serious action sequences. While this has been done before, there's always room for a good action comedy. I was also interested to see Will Ferrell doing something different than his typical shtick. The movie actually does a pretty good job of this- the action scenes are quite well choreographed and are pretty exciting, and there are some very funny moments as well. And yet, the movie itself doesn't quite work as well as was hoped.

The big problem with this movie is that the story was fairly weak. It often seemed as if the writing was done purely to get our characters from one joke to another. The story never really comes across as believable or effective. It all seemed a bit silly and poorly thought out. The film's events were oftentimes confusing and mostly forgettable.

I liked the pairing of Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. They made an unlikely duo (and reminded me a bit of Nick Nolte-Eddie Murphy in 48 Hrs.) and worked well together. I know Wahlberg felt a little uncomfortable as this is his first true starring comedic role, but he pulled it off quite well. I liked the back-and-forth between these two actors, although I have to admit their banter did occasionally get a bit tiresome. Still, they are the funniest part of the movie, and I really liked the casting.

I thought this was a decent comedy- it had some hilarious lines, as well as a number of stupid, unfunny ones. Some bits run far too long without generating any real jokes. I would give this film a 6.5/10.

On another note, the next 13 days are going to be a critical time for this 100 movies in 100 days thing. I'm going to be incredibly busy, and it wouldn't surprise me if I didn't watch a single movie over that time frame. I'm going to do my damndest not to let that happen, but things may be beyond my control. Worst case scenario, we're looking at the possibility that I could be on Day 61 and still stuck on movie 48. I don't know how I could possibly watch 52 movies in 39 days, but I may be faced with that reality. If that happens, I could potentially face failure here. I'll keep you updated, but whether I achieve this 100 in 100 may very depend on finding time to watch movies over the next two weeks.