Hi again. Today’s topic will go over the new Will Ferrell’s comedy, “The Other Guys”. I went to see it yesterday and frankly, I couldn’t stop laughing!
“The Sydney Morning Herald” and “Los Angeles Times” both made a very interesting review about it.
In the SMH’s article(1) written by Paul Byrnes on September the 9th 2010, the author starts describing the actor’s performance first. An unusual way to begin a review, you might think, but not at all. He knew that the future audience would be more interested by Will Ferrell’s appearance than the movie on its own.
The rest of the article is basically a classic movie review. The author explains the plot, the meaning of the title, why is it good, why is it bad and why you should see the movie. Interestingly, there was something that made this article different from others; and that is when the author literally says, “Personally, I liked The Other Guys”(2). Among all movies reviews I read, it was surprisingly the first one that gave author’s direct opinion. Another original point of the article was its style. The author wrote many hilarious lines, as he seemed to be adapting his article to the movie’s genre.
Los Angeles Times’ article(3), written by Betsy Sharkey on the August 6th 2010, was as good. The author resumes, in a single line, how funny and clever the movie was (which is perfectly true). Then again the rest of the article was a classic review made according to the rulebook. Its only singularity is the way the author insists to compare former Ferrell’s movies to this one. Doing so made her angle noticeable and therefore a somewhat original article.
To conclude, I think the authors made both exquisite articles. They were very well structured with a particular style and approach. They explained many intriguing parts of the movie without nonetheless revealing the entire story.
(1) & (2) http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-other-guys-20100908-15188.html
(3) http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/06/entertainment/la-et-other-guys-20100806
I think action comedy movie Date Night (where Walhberg plays a supporting role as a hunky specialistis) is funnier and more entertaining but Walhberg did a pretty good job as a hero wannabe in this movie.
ReplyDeleteI like how you have compared two reviews from different sources to write your analysis. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the movie but I dont' think Wahlberg suits comedic roles, I rather prefer him in action roles like in the Italian Job!
What I found was a drawback when checking out the video in the SMH article was that I had to sit through two other reviews before actually watching the review for 'The Other Guys'.
Thanks Farah & I agree with you, Wahlberg doesn't fit in comedy roles! :-)
ReplyDeleteI must say I was surprised by Wahlberg's ability to play such a different role to what we have seen play in the past, traditionally the tough guy role in 'The Departed'. I agree I do think he is better suited to the more dramatic role although I do complement his performance in this
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