2 Guns (2013)
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Critics Consensus: Formulaic and often jarringly violent, 2 Guns rests its old-school appeal on the interplay between its charismatic, well-matched stars.
Critics Consensus: Formulaic and often jarringly violent, 2 Guns rests its old-school appeal on the interplay between its charismatic, well-matched stars.
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Two crooked undercover officers - one from the DEA and the other from the Navy - unknowingly lead investigations on the other in this crime thriller from director Baltasar Kormakur. Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, and Bill Paxton head up the starring cast. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi- Rating:
- R (for violence throughout, language and brief nudity)
- Genre:
- Drama , Action & Adventure , Mystery & Suspense
- Directed By:
- Baltasar Kormákur
- In Theaters:
- Aug 2, 2013 Wide
- On DVD:
- Nov 19, 2013
- US Box Office:
- $75.6M
Cast
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Denzel Washington
as Robert "Bobby" Trenc... -
Mark Wahlberg
as Marcus "Stig" Stigma... -
Paula Patton
as Deb -
Bill Paxton
as Earl -
Fred Ward
as Admiral Tuwey -
James Marsden
as Quince
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Critic Reviews for 2 Guns
All Critics (172) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (109) | Rotten (63) | DVD (1)
Washington and Wahlberg have a good time robbing banks and blowing up buildings and barreling through military security checkpoints and double-crossing people and shooting each other because none of it really means anything.
That a movie this fleet and lean succumbs to action-blockbuster bloat in the home stretch is both disappointing and predictable, although the director deserves credit for keeping the climactic shootouts slick and spatially coherent.
Mark Wahlberg reunites with Contraband director Baltasar Kormakur for an action movie that's even more cynical and sadistic than its predecessor.
In this star vehicle for Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, the headlights are on full beam but the engine is struggling in second gear.
Beyond ridiculous but always entertaining. Washington and Wahlberg are terrific.
The biggest guns this action flick brandishes are stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg who have very different acting styles that work surprisingly well together.
What it lacks in robots and superheroes it more than makes up for in laughs, gunplay and personality.
Generic, by-the-numbers buddy-action flicks don't come much more generic than this forgettable project.
Like the Eighties never went away.
A buddy-cop movie on steroids, 2 Guns fires off smart-alecky one-liners and bullets at equal rates -- as the stars make a convoluted and overwritten script work.
The slack screenplay stumbles over loose ends, and director Baltasar Kormákur fails to find a consistent tone.
Two hours of brainless action packed with some great laughs and featuring two actors clearly enjoying their time together.
Watchable but empty
The worst-directed action film since Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim...yet another serving of action mulch where you simply do not care where the bullets land. (Sigh. Where's Steven Seagal when you need him?)
Washington and Wahlberg are excellent but this collaboration is squandered
The first pairing of Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington (two charismatic actors of different styles) and the entertaining, quote heavy screenplay from Blake Masters makes it work so well.
Kormákur lets the solid story, some neat surprises and its A-list stars do the work.
2 Guns is that rare popcorn flick that succeeds at being fun and breezy, and features just enough twists to entertain without getting too complicated.
Washington & Wahlberg drop wisecracks and bad guys from one side of the Mexican border to the other in this playful cop-buddy action thriller.
The best scenes involve Washington and Wahlberg arguing and trying to get the better of each other. If you're a fan of either actor, you're likely to enjoy this.
There are actually 111 guns in 2 Guns, but that sum doesn't include concealed weapons, so we'll never really know the truth.
Iceland's Baltasar Kormákur warms to the task of delivering a fun filled action thriller, with writer Blake Masters freely commandeering the Tarantino signature of quirky banal dialogue in the midst of action
Washington and Wahlberg are great together - bullish and brash with a twinkle in the eye as they improvise and fly by the seat of their pants, even when things have supposedly been carefully planned
Audience Reviews for 2 Guns
A rough and tumble action buddy film in the classical sense. Unfortunately the trailers gave a little bit too much away, so many of the big surprises never reached their full potential for me which was a shame and the fault of the post-production team - will they ever learn? It's entertaining throughout, with many twists and turns that keep the story relatively fresh but I felt the ending let it down. It was all going so well and then it seems the writers just ran out of time and/or ideas. Good but should have been better.
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My first Movie for 2014, I really thought that there was every chance I'd not like this movie, and was pleasantly surprised to find it exciting, action-packed, humorous and more than a bit convoluted. The acting was, as one would expect, brilliant with Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington having the time of their lives. The story took some following trying to figure out all the convolutions taking place with CIA and the Navy figuring prominently, but it was great fun, and the violence while never-ending was not over the top like some others today. I have to say that I felt Wahlberg stole the show with his comedic side strongly brought out. Go and see it, but do not try to figure out all the ins and outs too seriously. Great entertainment. 4 Stars 1-1-14
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Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg aren't strangers to fronting acclaimed films in equally acclaimed performances; but they have something else in common. Neither actor has shied away from making a plethora of less critically prestigious, Hollywood action pictures; often heightening the proceedings with charisma alone. "2 Guns" is such a movie, and because of it's stars is also a good one.
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, who previously worked with Wahlberg on the solid "Contraband," "2 Guns" establishes itself as an equally energetic take on familiar material from the very first scene. The snappy dialogue, humor, and great chemistry between leads last throughout and isn't tired after this initial sequence. Along the way we get the likes Bill Paxton, James Marsden, and Edward James Olmos who indulge in a little screen chewing of their own.
For an action movie with ambitions planted firmly in the visceral, "2 Guns" is surprisingly teeming with plot. There's the obligatory cross, double cross, hell even a quadruple cross, in a deceptive web that involves two undercover agents, the CIA, Naval intelligence, and even a drug cartel... oh my! Halfway through I didn't know who was playing who yet, or how everything fit together, but too the writer's credit, we never feel overwhelmed, duped, and everything ties together in an entertaining whole. The film does end abruptly after a fun build up, which is one of my only knocks plot wise.
Even with everything I've just said, "2 Guns" comes down to Washington and Wahlberg. They are exciting to watch and have a great, more importantly believable chemistry. The stakes get high, but we never believe they are in anything but complete control. They command their standalone actioners, but for obvious reasons the results are even more successful here.
"2 Guns" is great fun, with a complex plot that is a tribute to it's comic roots. We get a lot of films like this each year, but director Kormákur's stylish effort is one to see regardless. It is derivative. But it's rock solid and elevated by it's two leads.
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If it wasn't for some cool action sequences and awesome chemistry between Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, "2 Guns" would just be another average action flick, with a bland script and dumb plot lines. It's not the best action film ever, but the unique way they use storytelling in this film is very fun every time these actors are on the screen you will find yourself smiling, due to their vibrant presence. "2 Guns" has a well enough written script, it is directed very well, and the camerawork is not ham-handed in any way. I would definitely watch this film again, and that is not just me being modest. Sure it may suffer from a few predictable plot elements, but it comes right out of the gutter and surprises you. "2 Guns" is a very fun movie!
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2 Guns Quotes
- Marcus "Stig" Stigman:
- I got a plan. I mean, I'm capable of coming up with a plan.
- Marcus "Stig" Stigman:
- You ever heard the saying "You gotta face only a mother could love?" Well that don't apply to you, you are uglier than the devil's asshole itself.
- Robert "Bobby" Trench:
- Make it rain.
- Marcus "Stig" Stigman:
- You know I've been rackin my brain, trying to figure out who you look like and it finally donned on me.. You look like a Mexican Albert Einstein. Minus the genius factor, obviously. Want some yogurt?
- Marcus "Stig" Stigman:
- Are we people?
- Earl:
- Where's the money
- Robert "Bobby" Trench:
- It ain't down there I'll guarantee that.
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