Allen Gamble (Will Ferrel) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) are the titular other guys, AKA the guys who sits in the background while the heroes cops, the Rock and Samuel L. Jackson playing yet another version of their on screen persona, save the day. One day the heroes die in a spectacularly stupid way and so the other guys try to fill their shoes.
The Mckay/Ferrel universe is a very peculiar one. It certainly got a distinctive style with a lot of non sense and a strange mix of naiveté and lurid jokes. “The other guys” is a very good addiction to the rest of their work, it is not “Anchorman” of course but is certainly better than “Stepbrothers”.
The plot revolves around a financial scam and the authors go to great lengths to emphasize how this is a “real” problem while the “Heroes cops” go after petty criminals. While I can’t certainly negate it I must say that this somewhat negate the fun of the movie. If I really want to think about that I have countless choices and if I’m watching a Will Ferrel movie certainly I don’t want to turn on my brain.
The plethora of extras on the DVD gives us a glimpse on their work method. Apparently most of the stuff is improvised at the moment, they do the same scene time after time throwing jokes at the wall to see which one sticks. Even Mark Wahlberg came up with stuff and more than manages to keep the comic pace of the rest of the cast.
Very good stuff for the Will Ferrel lovers out there.
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