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. Two hardened criminals get into trouble with the US border patrol after meeting with a Mexican drug lord, and then revelations start to unfold. That is what I kept saying towards the end, quoting a dialog one of the paranoid character constantly kept saying to his supposed enemy.<br/><br/>Now, 2 Guns is the perfect example of substandard writing with characters that were kept for baking and then the power went out. Paula Patton's got the hots I agree, but she should just stop. Wrecking havoc in all the films she does (remember MI: Ghost Protocol). Even the two main lead players disappointed me; Denzel Washington with his pretentious swag and Mark Wahlberg with his jaw & eyes doing what doesn't suit him at all. They don't put any faith to the characters they play. It felt like a blunder inside a blunder when even the actors acted like they are not sure who they are. Terrible!<br/><br/>CIA snatching a percent off cartels? Okay. DEA sending covert ops? Okay. In an effort to bring to the people something they haven't heard of is a good conception idea, but borrowing clichés and adding cheap-jack humor to it is what steals the bullets of these ill-mannered guns. Dumb drug dealers? Check. The only female character who acts out of her script is the highlight facet of this rather contriving B-word they use often in such films.<br/><br/>Gun slinging, unfair Russian roulette, bare breasts, explosions and sleazy money are if you are looking for, you may very well wait for a TV premiere. Spending even a buck for this cheese would be a mistake.<br/><br/>BOTTOM LINE: The characters spoil this broth. Had the characters been well-written, the plot would've cannibalized the whole affair. Let the film cease to exist. Not recommended! Very interesting plot that keeps you guessing. Great performance by both Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. Better than expected. Lots of fun. A little campy at times, but lots of action and plot twists. A lot like the many Bruce Willis cop movies, like Cop Out. It's generally about two different under cover guys working the same perps who end up working together. There's crooked internal stuff happening of course, which leaves them relying on each other to figure out how to clear their names and get the bad guys all at the same time. They spend time in the US and Mexico running from the law and the 'bad guys' the entire time. If you like military action movies, Mexican cartel mobster movies, cop movies, and bank robbery movies, you'll love this movie. The picture survives its excesses thanks to winning chemistry between stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, who animate banter-heavy dialogue and click so well one wonders why they haven't shared the screen before.
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