August 16, 2013
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ABOUT MOVIES, TV, ARTS AND EVENTS IN THE VALLEY
2 Guns Locks and Loads The Fun By Art Byrd
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The first time I heard about 2 Guns was from a trailer leading into another movie. That was two weeks before it was in theaters. Usually, that is a bad sign, a movie with no upfront buzz. Even though, the movie has two large stars, Denzil Washington and Mark Wahlberg in a buddy type movie. I was not expecting much except the usual snappy dialogue, huge explosions and the “can they trust each other “situation found in other buddy movies. Ok, 2 Guns has all of that. I liked the movie because it was really fun. Washington plays Bobby Beans who is plotting a small town bank robbery with Stig played by Wahlberg. They want to rob the bank because it supposedly has $3 million dollars in drug money belonging to drug king, Papi Greco played by Edward James Olmos. Beans and Stig both think the other is a bad guy. The rub is that both are working undercover. Beans for the DEA, Drug Enforcement Agency and Stig for U.S Naval Intelligence. The movie has a great twist when the bank robbery nets more than $43 million instead of the $3 million. Beans and Stig try to figure out whose money it really is. All kinds of shady characters start popping up to claim the money including a sadistic CIA agent played wonderfully by Bill Paxton. His performance is over the top, but it was great.
“I'm always friendly and encouraging on set. I want people to be at their best creatively...I want people to come see my films and enjoy them, but at the end of the day you can't control what people think.” Actor Mark Wahlberg, who is teamed up with Denzil Washington in the movie, 2 Guns in theaters now.