Absolute insanity. I truly don't know what to say about this apart from the fact that I hadn't laughed this much at a film in a long time. I guess the humour just clicked with me.
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg play off one another brilliantly, with Ferrell playing his usual naïve, offbeat, stupid character, and good old Marky Mark in one of his few good roles as the short-tempered, angry reactant.
This wasn't the sort of comedy with relatable characters or a dramatic plot, simple a hugely enjoyable film where you just sit back and laugh at the laughs - liking it was all down to whether it's your kind of thing. It's from director Adam McKay, who also helmed Anchorman, Talladega Nights and Step Brothers, so that's the kind of comedy present here (although I only really liked the second of those three films).
Highlights included the scene where two cops try to fight one another silently during a funeral, Steve Coogan getting caught watching pirate-themed porn on his computer, and kidnappers stealing characters' shoes for absolutely no reason.
Here's the funeral scene:
'Nuff said.
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