And we loved it. It's about these two undercover guys working together to bust a Mexican drug lord, played by James Edward Olmos. But neither knows the other is an undercover agent. Sounds a little weak, but surprisingly, it worked. Olmos, more craggy than ever, is sufficiently rotten. As always Denzel Washington is terific. I don't know that I've ever seen him in a role I didn't like. And this is the second time this year I've been surprised by Mark Wahlberg. He's turning into a pretty fair action star.
The flick offers you a choice of three possible bad guys to boo and hiss, should you be so inclined, and one surprise villain. And the plot keeps you guessing exactly where it's going. Naturally, the movie has an ample requisite of explosions, gunplay, car wrecks, punchouts, etc. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a Guys' movie, now would it?
"2 Guns'" Babe Tank is a bit low with only one figuring in the story and three, I think, present. But they're sufficiently hot to keep the Babe-boiler bubbling along. And the bonus of buddies winging each other makes up somewhat for the dearth of Babes.
Although there were a couple of pre-pubescent elementary-age kids sitting behind us (presumably with their parents) I probably wouldn't have brought them. I thought the language was a bit rough, and the gunplay was a bit too carefree for their age range. Moms, this is definitely a Guys' movie, so don't bother going (unless, of course, you just wanna go to keep tabs on your guy).
My buddy J and I left the theater laughing and chuckled well into our post-movie beers. "2 Guns" probably was the best Guy's Movie I've seen this summer. I give it 5 (that's right, FIVE) knuckle sandwiches, plus a leer for the early almost-gratuitous nudity and a chuckle-and-a-half for its snappy one-line pal patter.
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