Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Denzel Washington | ... | Bobby | |
Mark Wahlberg | ... | Stig | |
Paula Patton | ... | Deb | |
Edward James Olmos | ... | Papi Greco | |
Bill Paxton | ... | Earl | |
Robert John Burke | ... | Jessup | |
James Marsden | ... | Quince | |
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Greg Sproles | ... | Chief Lucas |
Fred Ward | ... | Admiral Tuwey | |
Patrick Fischler | ... | Dr. Ken | |
Derek Solorsano | ... | Ferret Nose Julio | |
Edgar Arreola | ... | Rudy (Papi's Men) | |
Kyle Clements | ... | Teemo (as Kyle Russell Clements) | |
Christopher Matthew Cook | ... | Thick (as Matthew Cook) | |
Tim Bell | ... | Lean (as Timothy Bell) |
Robert Trench, an undercover DEA agent, takes advantage of gunman Michael Stigman's idea to rob a bank to bust him and a mob boss. However, it proves too successful with much more money seized than anticipated with Trench's forces not stopping the getaway. Complicating things still more, Stigman turns out to be a Naval Intelligence agent who shoots Trench and takes the money. The interservice debacle suddenly finds Trench and Stigman in a bloody web of corrupt clandestine rivalries as they are hunted, blackmailed and isolated for the money on both sides of the law. Now, the fugitives must work together to find a way out of this situation with no one to turn to but themselves. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
'2 Guns' turned out to be a better film than I expected it to be. I liked the plot and it had plenty of twists and turns. It is quite suspenseful in places and keeps you guessing. It is about a bank robbery (the masks here were quite cool) that goes wrong and the two have to team up to put it right.
The acting is very good. Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington were a very good team, they had a good on screen chemistry and I liked how their friendship developed. The supporting cast were also good.
The film is a mixture of action and comedy. There are good shoot out scenes and car chases etc. Then there is comedy thrown in for good measure, made even funnier because it's silly humour in a serious situation. Mark Wahlberg's character has some memorable funny moments and both do the action scenes very well.
Overall it was a good fast paced action film, it had suspense and humour too. A really good mixture. At 1 hour and 35 minutes I felt it was a good length, you got everything you wanted out of it and it wasn't dragged on like some other films would. I enjoyed it from start to finish and would recommend it.
8/10.