2GUNS: Both of the Guns!

I like to start most reviews...one of the two reviews I've written so far...MOST REVIEWS GOING FORWARD will be started with a brief plot summary of some kind. For 2GUNS, I'll let the poster do the talking:

That should tell you everything you need to know. Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are two undercover cops (a DEA agent and a Navy Intelligence officer, respectively) who end up being pawns in a scheme developed by Markie Mark's boss (played by Cyclops!) to steal a shitload of money from the CIA/Mexican Drug Cartels, represented in this case by an intensely creepy Bill Paxton and a medium chubby Edward James Olmos. Hijinks ensue.

It needs to be said that 2GUNS is not a "good movie". It's an excuse to fire off one liners, give Denzel a paycheck, and show you Paula Patton's tits. In 2 or 3 years TNT or FX will have it running biweekly, because the rights will cost them $34. Just the same, you should probably see this movie, because it only wants to entertain you, and for the most part does a really good job.

In no particular order, 2GUNS will show you (SPOILERS AHEAD) chicken headshots, kneecap Russian roulette, Denzel asking "Can you do that for me?", fat cop jokes, exploding diners, Mark Wahlberg at his most meat-headed charming, and smoking hot Paula Patton portraying someone of Hispanic descent. If you can't find any fun in that, you've lost your way in life.

It's worth noting that even though 2GUNS is a Denzel/Whalberg double billing, all Denzel movies are just that: Denzel movies. And 2GUNS is cut of a very specific Denzel cloth, the same cloth from which the likes of Out of Time, Deja Vu, and (much less fun) The Book of Eli were cut. This is what latter-day Denzel does between Oscar pushes like Training Day and American Gangster. He pals around with the former front man of the Funky Bunch and shoots a bunch of shit. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Directed By: Baltasar (BALTASAR!) Kormakur

Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Admiral William Adama , Pvt. Hudson

You Should See it if: you liked any of the movies linked in the review, or "The Last Boyscout", or "The Long Kiss Goodnight", or "Beverly Hills Cop", or any other banter heavy action dramedy you can think of.