Synopsis
Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.
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Cast
- Will FerrellDetective Allen Gamble
- Mark WahlbergDetective Terry Hoitz
- Eva MendesSheila Gamble
- Michael KeatonCaptain Gene Mauch
- Steve CooganDavid Ershon
- Ray StevensonRoger Wesley
- Samuel L. JacksonP.K. Highsmith
- Dwayne JohnsonChristopher Danson
- Lindsay SloaneFrancine
- Natalie ZeaChristinith
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
It's a comedy of manhood for the age of emasculation. - 83
Tampa Bay Times
This summer's funniest movie. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Nimbly blending comedy and action -- with an affectionate slo-mo nod to John Woo -- McKay does his best work to date here. - 70
Arizona Republic
A surprising, laugh-out-loud take on the old buddy-cop genre. It's sneaky and smartly funny, offering an almost perfect balance of action and comedy. That's the good news. Then there's the matter of the movie's disheartening final 25 minutes. - 63
Orlando Sentinel
It's amusingly off-the-wall, but entirely too cluttered to come together. - 60
Time Out
The film, meanwhile, gives Wahlberg and Ferrell beautiful opportunities to turn their anger-mismanagement-meets-milquetoast act into an absurdist version of Abbott and Costello. - 60
Boxoffice Magazine
It's dumb and consistently funny. - 50
Variety
The laughs ultimately take a backseat to a convoluted white-collar crime story.
