Two Guns

Denzel. Mark. Two Guns. A million bad guys. One goal. TO KICK. ASS.

This movie is a lot of fun. Not a lot of good. But a lot of fun.

The trailers really don't show much about what this film is about. Basically, these two badasses decide to rob a bank, Washington not revealing that he's actually an agent, Wahlberg not revealing that he's actually doing this for the Navy, neither side revealing to these two the actual intentions of the theft. That's right, shenanigans ensue. And dear god, they are confusing shenanigans. Why is the CIA's money in this bank? Why are they stealing from the CIA? Why are the drug dealers so intent on getting this money when they need to pay the CIA for their ability to carry drugs over the border? Why is the Navy trying to get their hands on this money when that would pit them potentially against the rest of the American government?

Fine, weird questions aside, the story makes sense enough to carry two AWESOME performances from our two leads, as well as fun performances from minor characters. Denzel plays an awesome no-nonsense cop, acting like a low-life drug dealer. Wahlberg plays an annoying AWL Navy guy who, while always looking for a laugh, finds himself rather disliked by everyone who gets to know him. Put these two together, and it doesn't exactly sound like a recipe, they're not necessarily opposite enough. But two charismatic actors working together make this new pair up a lot of fun to watch, being one that I haven't really seen before.

But my biggest question - who the HELL doesn't find Mark Wahlberg likable in this movie?! I mean, I get it, he's kindof a jerk. But he's the kind of jerk you wanna get a beer and order a pizza with. He makes you laugh, he makes you smile, sure he's unlikable as all hell if you're looking for a good person. But he's so easy to get along with, I just don't buy that no one likes him.

That out of the way, theres a lot to put a smile on your face in two guns. A lot of badass looking gun fights, a lot of awesome hand to hand, some great car scenes. That's about it though. The story is so contrived and strange that it sometimes had me actually think to myself "okay enough story, get back to the action scenes". That's something I never really thought I'd think...

So, what's there to really say about Two Guns? Testicles. If you have them, you're gonna love this movie. If you don't have them...might wanna check out something else.

Rank - 2.5/5