The Other Guys

“I’m a peacock you gotta let me fly” is a quote that was used in this movie numerous of times by Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg). This quote also refers to Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) the best actor in this movie. The plot of this movie is fantastic and its all thanks to the director and producer of the movie, Adam Mckay. The quote is said many times in the movie because of how other officials were restricting Terry and Allen from their full capability as detectives as they waited in the shadows of 2 other cops that are like heroes to people in the city.

Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz just want their chance in the spotlight and be recognized by others. They get their chance when a small case falls into their lap which ends up being a big case instead. When detectives Christopher Danson (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) and P.K Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) lose a criminal, their pride takes over and commit suicide since they nerve lose. After this, Allen and Terry take over and fill in the empty spots with a case. The case is about a multi-billionaire David Eshron (Steve Coogan) trying to recover his company’s financial losses.

As things get worse during their case, they are highly being watched and under surveillance from both the “bad guys” and officials. They are stripped from the case re-assigned to different jobs when they mess up during the case. As terry enjoys his new job as a traffic cop, Allen decides to take the case on his own and finds credential evidence. He asks Terry to rejoin him then they later find out that Eshron is not getting money from the New York Lottery Office as they thought earlier, but he is getting it from the retirement funds of the New York Police Department.

My final thought on this movie is that Adam Mckay did a great job with it and if you are looking for a laugh this movie is good for you. I personally rate this movie 4 out of 5 stars, i think its a great movie and its worth the 1 hour and 47 minutes.

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