I too expected this to stink. Another buddy cop movie, starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, based on a lousy 80's television show - doesn't sound all that appealing.
Hill's "The Sitter", completely mediocre, and it's been quite a while since Superbads success.
Channing Tatum showed his comedic timing during his appearance on SNL. I was still hesitant.
But, I stand corrected.
This is the funniest movie since last years' Bridesmaids.
The key here is the fantastic script. The story isn't rocket-science, and we knew it wouldn't be, but the comedic timing of the leads is spot-on, and they were given a great script to work with.
I found myself laughing multiple times throughout. My spouse concurred. One late, unnecessary gross-out moment brought it down a notch. The film hadn't used any of those gimmicks and didn't need to in the end. It just seemed a bit out of place and distasteful.
The leads did a great job here. Their characters worked exactly how they should in a buddy-cop flick like this. They bounced off each other for an hour and a half, and the result will surely be one of the best comedies of the year, and an outside shot for my 2012 top-25(back-end)if it can hold-on.
Watch out for a sneaky cameo(spoiled by the cast list if you look).
Nice surprise.
Deserves it's ranking here.
Stuck between 7-8, but going with 76/100, so I'm rounding to 8.
You'll enjoy this if you liked:The Other Guys, Starsky and Hutch, If Looks Could Kill, or Blue Streak - even though I think this is actually a clear notch above all of those films.
