Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton
Down in Mexico, just across from the Mexican border, a gangster by the name of Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos) runs a drug cartel that frequently crosses the border into the US. Two American members of the cartel, Bobby (Washington) and Stig (Wahlberg) commit a bank robbery in Texas, however Bobby is secretly an agent reporting on the cartel for the DEA and the robbery is a set-up to catch Stig, who is really working for the US Navy unbeknownst to Bobby. When Stig takes off with the money to report back to the Navy, the cartel give chase as do the crooked Navy officials,forcing Bobby and Stig to work together.
2 Guns really seems to have a problem with simplicity. Whilst we have two protagonists in Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, the whole tale unfolds various sides to the conflict. Whilst this is supposed to keep the audience on its toes, it really does nothing more than muddy-up and tie-down what should be a pretty solid set-up. Elsewhere, however, the film does the deed of putting together an entertaining action film. Wahlberg and Washington may not seem like a natural but the two have a great chemistry and make for a strong duo. The villains however are less entertaining, with Edward James Olmos not really getting much of a chance to really shine with the material, but Bill Paxton's clearly having the time of his life playing an extremely Texan and corrupt baddie from the CIA; every time he's on screen is just joyous. A lighter touch would've benefitted the film a bit and there's a real issue with the film trying to constantly blindside the audience with another twist, but it's an entertaining noisy action film and the idea of a 2 Guns 2 doesn't seem too bad.
Next time, the world of Pixar's Cars (2006 - 2011) takes to the skies as Dane Cook plays underdog racing plane, Dusty Crophopper in Planes.
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