2 Guns
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.
What critics thought
A mixed-bag buddy action film that critics found formulaic and unambitious, but whose central pleasure — the chemistry between Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg — was enough to win over some reviewers. The debate was essentially whether two charismatic stars doing their thing can compensate for a script that pulls its punches, particularly on the sociopolitical threads it gestures at but never develops.
“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”
Lisa Kennedy·The Denver Post
“It's noticeably odd that 2 Guns has the desire to make offhanded sociopolitical statements, but not the will to take them anywhere truly provocative”
R. Kurt Osenlund·Slant Magazine
“For some, the no-frills action, half-pint Jim Thompson scenario, and buddy-cop wisecracks might be enough”
Ben Kenigsberg·The A.V. Club
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Cast & Crew
Baltasar KormákurDirector
Denzel WashingtonRobert 'Bobby' Trench
Mark WahlbergMichael 'Stig' Stigman
Paula PattonDeb Rees
Edward James OlmosPapi Greco
Bill PaxtonEarl
James MarsdenQuince
Fred WardAdmiral Tuwey
Robert John BurkeJessup
Greg SprolesChief Lucas
Patrick FischlerDr. Ken
Derek SolorsanoFerret Nose Julio
Edgar ArreolaRudy (Papi's Men)
Clinton ShorterComposer
Oliver WoodCinematography2 Guns
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.
What critics thought
A mixed-bag buddy action film that critics found formulaic and unambitious, but whose central pleasure — the chemistry between Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg — was enough to win over some reviewers. The debate was essentially whether two charismatic stars doing their thing can compensate for a script that pulls its punches, particularly on the sociopolitical threads it gestures at but never develops.
“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”
Lisa Kennedy·The Denver Post
“It's noticeably odd that 2 Guns has the desire to make offhanded sociopolitical statements, but not the will to take them anywhere truly provocative”
R. Kurt Osenlund·Slant Magazine
“For some, the no-frills action, half-pint Jim Thompson scenario, and buddy-cop wisecracks might be enough”
Ben Kenigsberg·The A.V. Club
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Cast & Crew
Baltasar KormákurDirectorDenzel WashingtonRobert 'Bobby' TrenchMark WahlbergMichael 'Stig' StigmanPaula PattonDeb ReesEdward James OlmosPapi GrecoBill PaxtonEarlJames MarsdenQuinceFred WardAdmiral TuweyRobert John BurkeJessupGreg SprolesChief LucasPatrick FischlerDr. KenDerek SolorsanoFerret Nose JulioEdgar ArreolaRudy (Papi's Men)Clinton ShorterComposerOliver WoodCinematography