2 Guns

Washington and Wahlberg play Bobby (Washington) and Stig (Wahlberg), respectively, a couple of undercover agents working the Mexican drug cartel of one Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos). The twist is, Bobby and Stig are working for different agencies - Bobby for the DEA and Stig for naval intelligence - and neither knows the other's secret. After they decide to steal $3 million from Greco's bank, the cat gets out of the bag, and the two are forced to work on saving each other's skin. What they believed to be $3 million is actually $43 million. The money belongs to the CIA, and it isn't long before the number of people each man can trust gets dwindled down to only each other.

Finally a fun buddy movie has come back to Hollywood!  Many have tried and many have failed to deliver the next Lethal Weapon type movie.  This isn’t quite on par with the Lethal Weapon franchise but it’s sure a good time.  A little short on the action but the scenes it does have are a lot of fun.  Denzel plays a tough no nonsense character that we are used to from him but he tones it down a little for this character and he was fun to watch.  Wahlberg keeps impressing from movie to movie and this is a great character he plays, straight forward and not a care in the world of what people think of him.  Bill Paxton, easily the coolest guy in Hollywood and is one of the most solid actors who is going to hand over a solid performance in everything he does which is going to put him in the same category as John Malkovich who always creates amazing characters.  Mr. Paxton is a scene-stealer and I hope Hollywood will soon wise up and realize he deserves to be in so much more.  Paula Patton is Denzel’s handler for the D.E.A. who is kidnapped by the cartel in exchange for the 43 million that Washington and Wahlberg must return to keep her alive.  Trust me guys you will not forget an early scene in the movie with a topless Paula Patton and Denzel.  Speaking of which, how is it that People magazine has not voted her sexiest woman alive?  I’m off track so let’s get back to business.  This is a fun buddy action movie with some great action, and a fun story, not as fast paced as most action movies but I was okay with it because it was an overall solid story with fun characters.  Grab your popcorn, friends, seat, and girlfriend and settle in for a good time.  See this one in ETX or whichever theater you enjoy with a great sound system.

Enjoy the show.  4 out of 5 heads in a bag.