This is actually not a bad satire. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg play a couple of "2nd rate" cops. Ferrell is a forensic accountant and likes working at the computer, doing paperwork and investigating from his office. Wahlberg is very concerned with status, and has major skills, but is a bit jumpy. Early in his career, he accidentally shot Derek Jeter, and will never live that down. The two are a mis-matched partnership, and end up falling into a major fraud investigation. Throughout, we poke fun at the "macho cop", played admirably (albeit briefly) by Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson and the implicit expectations we all have of the police. We poke fun at Wall St. and capitalism, and at the priorities that we all set by investing our money where we do. Don't get me wrong, this is not high cinema. It is goofy and relies too much on really wacky characters. Even so, to get semi-serious satire out of this genre was surprisingly enjoyable.
3 stars (out of 5)
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