2 Guns (2013) SHORT REVIEW

As Summer begins to come to a close, most of the year’s biggest blockbusters (Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, Man of Steel, etc…) have already come out. So what’s left in terms of summer movies? Well, one of these films is ‘2 Guns’ which, on the surface, looks like your basic ‘buddy cop’ action comedy and in a way, that’s pretty much the case with this movie. The premise is that these two men team up in order to rob a bank where the local mob has all of their money stored. However, what neither man knows is that the other is an undercover agent. One is a DEA agent (Denzel Washington) who is ordered to steal the money for the DEA so that they can take down the mob. The other man is an NCIS agent (Mark Wahlberg) who is ordered to steal the money for the Navy so that they can fund covert operations. When the two men discover each other’s true identity, they are forced to team up when they are put on the run from those who want the money for themselves.

 

On the surface, this is definitely a straight-forward ‘buddy cop’ action comedy but even with that in mind, the movie is very entertaining and that’s mainly thanks to the two leads. Washington and Wahlberg work off each other very well and the two have good camaraderie. The rest of the cast is good too, including Bill Paxton in a fun villainous turn as a black ops operative. The only thing holding this movie back is its screenplay. There are a lot of twists and turns in this movie, and because of that, the film gets a little convoluted at times. Still, despite this problem, the film is an entertaining popcorn flick thanks to Washington and Wahlberg’s chemistry.

Rating: 4/5