Macbeth (2015)

Macbeth: Directed by Justin Kurzel. With Jack Madigan, Frank Madigan, Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard. Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

“I have to say, I did not expect this film to be as good as it was. Another great addition to the buddy cop genre, as well as a satire of it, this film has huge laughs, and good action sequences. I really can not for the life of me understand why this movie catches so much hate as Iu0026#39;ve seen in other reviews here. Yes, there are some weak points, as with any movie, but the good HEAVILY overshadows the bad.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWill Ferrel and Mark Wahlberg star as Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz, two under-achieving New York cops who, along with everyone else on the force, live in the shadow of the two super-cops, Christopher Danson (Dwayne Johnson) and P.K. Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson). When an unexpected turn of events puts Danson and Highsmith out of commission, Allen and Terry decide to step up and take on an investigation of their own, leading to a tangle with foreign operatives, and an arrogant billionaire.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Other Guys knows what it wants to be, and it achieves its goal in spades. People should know what theyu0026#39;re getting into with this, as it delivers exactly what it advertises; a spoof of the u0026#39;buddy copu0026#39; genre, and a fast-paced action comedy for anyone to enjoy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI donu0026#39;t understand how a lot of people cannot find anything in this movie funny. From start to finish, I found it hilarious, and laughed out loud several times. Thereu0026#39;s just as much smart humor and witty interplay between characters as there is random, often weird humor that is present in many of Ferrelu0026#39;s films, and the writing manages to balance the smart humor and the random, sometimes dumb humor very well. There are definitely some loud, sometimes obnoxious moments, such as Ferrelu0026#39;s occasional outbursts, and his u0026#39;Gatoru0026#39; emotional episodes, especially the u0026quot;Pimps Donu0026#39;t Cryu0026quot; music number, but aside from those small instances, I really had a ball watching this.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie starts, and ends, with action, and in between are a bunch of great moments. Thereu0026#39;s an intense opening car chase, a parking lot fight scene, an office building shootout, and an intense-action-packed final car chase and standoff that I really enjoyed, especially considering the tone of the film. I think itu0026#39;s important to note that even though this film is, at heart, a comedy, the action remains serious, and itu0026#39;s never really slapstick or funny. The first and last car chases were especially entertaining, and they felt very u0026quot;Bad Boysu0026quot;-ish.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFerrel and Wahlberg have great chemistry, and their constant bickering and clashing of personalities really is consistently funny. They both throw themselves into their roles, and their dedication made this movie that much more fun. Ferrell is hilarious, time and again proving himself as one of the best comedy actors out there (you canu0026#39;t help but laugh just by looking at him), and Wahlberg is one of my favorite actors, so it was a joy to watch them together. Michael Keaton also delivered a hilarious, underrated performance, so props to him.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, I highly, highly recommend it, to both fans of the genre, and fans of the actors. 10/10.”