From Batman to Birdman and everything in between, we take a look at Michael Keaton's top 10 most memorable roles...
Sometimes, the Oscars have a tendency of giving out awards to actors who are seen to have paid their dues, perhaps not for the best performance of that year or even for the particular actor's own best performance, but to recognise past work. Michael Keaton is not the most likely of these, but this could be why some speculated that he was an early favourite for this year's Best Actor award, for his performance in Birdman.
The later frontrunner Eddie Redmayne rightfully and very graciously wound up taking it home for his work as Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything, though Birdman went on to take home the main prize for Best Picture and a number of other major awards.
It would hardly have been a major upset if...
Sometimes, the Oscars have a tendency of giving out awards to actors who are seen to have paid their dues, perhaps not for the best performance of that year or even for the particular actor's own best performance, but to recognise past work. Michael Keaton is not the most likely of these, but this could be why some speculated that he was an early favourite for this year's Best Actor award, for his performance in Birdman.
The later frontrunner Eddie Redmayne rightfully and very graciously wound up taking it home for his work as Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything, though Birdman went on to take home the main prize for Best Picture and a number of other major awards.
It would hardly have been a major upset if...
- 2/24/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Cop buddy movies are given a send up in this Will Ferrell vehicle. However, the vehicle.s wheels are a little underinflated. There are some laughs and it is funnier than another film that covered the same ground. Still, it is a misfire. There.s only room for two super-cops in Captain Gene Mauch.s (Michael Keaton) department. They.re Detectives Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) and Danson (Dwayne Johnson) who capture the bad guys, do multiple millions of dollars in damage doing it, but the city and precinct loves them for it. They.re idolized by one and all, but when tragedy strikes the duo; the .other guys. all want to step into their place. Det. Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) had a...
- 12/16/2010
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
The Other Guys
Directed by: Adam McKay
Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson
Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: August 6, 2010
Plot: When it comes to our heroes in blue, we’re always looking up to the macho cops (Jackson, Johnson). Here, it’s time to look down at the other guys (Ferrell, Wahlberg) who are usually doing the macho cops’ paperwork. That is, until a building permit leads to the unraveling of multi-million dollar scheme.
Who’S It For? Were the films Anchorman, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, or Step Brothers responsible for any personal episodes of boisterous laughter? If so, you should already be checking showtimes for this one. And if last week’s Dinner for Schmucks wasn’t your cup of goof tea, then perhaps The Other Guys will be.
Expectations: All previous McKay + Ferrell comedies have made me laugh silly.
Directed by: Adam McKay
Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson
Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: August 6, 2010
Plot: When it comes to our heroes in blue, we’re always looking up to the macho cops (Jackson, Johnson). Here, it’s time to look down at the other guys (Ferrell, Wahlberg) who are usually doing the macho cops’ paperwork. That is, until a building permit leads to the unraveling of multi-million dollar scheme.
Who’S It For? Were the films Anchorman, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, or Step Brothers responsible for any personal episodes of boisterous laughter? If so, you should already be checking showtimes for this one. And if last week’s Dinner for Schmucks wasn’t your cup of goof tea, then perhaps The Other Guys will be.
Expectations: All previous McKay + Ferrell comedies have made me laugh silly.
- 8/12/2010
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Chicago – While a cop film take-off is filed under the fish-in-a-barrel category, writer/director Adam McKay manages to spin some absurd gold threads into the thin blue cloth. In other words, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are damn funny in this all-in cop farce, with enough familiar co-star support to prop up the whole enchilada.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The film opens with the most heroic detectives in New York City, P.K. Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) and Christopher Danson (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) chasing down another suspect. The chase is their usual over-the-top do or die street race, ending up with a leap into a tour bus, which they end up commandeering. The bust puts them again on the front page, with more honors from grateful Manhattanites.
Back at the station, Highsmith and Danson accept the accolades from their colleagues, including the “other guys,” partners Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) and Allen Gamble...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The film opens with the most heroic detectives in New York City, P.K. Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) and Christopher Danson (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) chasing down another suspect. The chase is their usual over-the-top do or die street race, ending up with a leap into a tour bus, which they end up commandeering. The bust puts them again on the front page, with more honors from grateful Manhattanites.
Back at the station, Highsmith and Danson accept the accolades from their colleagues, including the “other guys,” partners Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) and Allen Gamble...
- 8/6/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in The Other Guys
Photo: Columbia Pictures As a movie reviewer when someone tells you a movie "wasn't that bad" after reading your negative review it feels like sweet vindication when a movie comes along proving it doesn't benefit anyone to kowtow to a lesser product. As the second buddy cop comedy of 2010 arrives, The Others Guys proves patience is a virtue, not to mention it would appear Adam McKay can make a movie I actually like.
Concerning McKay's previous teamings with Other Guys co-star Will Ferrell, I found only mild amusement in Anchorman (Jack Black kicking the dog off the overpass was the only high point for me), Talladega Nights was decent but the trailers ruined it for me and I could go the rest of my life without ever seeing Step Brothers again. It feels nice to now be on the other side of the fence.
Photo: Columbia Pictures As a movie reviewer when someone tells you a movie "wasn't that bad" after reading your negative review it feels like sweet vindication when a movie comes along proving it doesn't benefit anyone to kowtow to a lesser product. As the second buddy cop comedy of 2010 arrives, The Others Guys proves patience is a virtue, not to mention it would appear Adam McKay can make a movie I actually like.
Concerning McKay's previous teamings with Other Guys co-star Will Ferrell, I found only mild amusement in Anchorman (Jack Black kicking the dog off the overpass was the only high point for me), Talladega Nights was decent but the trailers ruined it for me and I could go the rest of my life without ever seeing Step Brothers again. It feels nice to now be on the other side of the fence.
- 8/6/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
The Other Guys is hoping to join the ranks of successful flicks in the buddy-cop, action-comedy genre for 2010. It started with From Paris With Love earlier this year and then Cop Out came out of nowhere to please audiences as well. On paper, this 107-minute feature has the talent. Assuming Mark Wahlberg can fit in and play nice. His comedic chops haven't been tested since, well, never. And please spare me The Big Hit reference.
Although the trailer features Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson, one should know that they are in cameo mode here. The two play Highsmith and Danson, the fearless cops who are treated like rock stars. They explode onto the scene bagging yet another bunch of criminals and receive high praise all around. On their latest rundown, the two massive egos try to pull off a stunt that finds them eating the...
The Other Guys is hoping to join the ranks of successful flicks in the buddy-cop, action-comedy genre for 2010. It started with From Paris With Love earlier this year and then Cop Out came out of nowhere to please audiences as well. On paper, this 107-minute feature has the talent. Assuming Mark Wahlberg can fit in and play nice. His comedic chops haven't been tested since, well, never. And please spare me The Big Hit reference.
Although the trailer features Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson, one should know that they are in cameo mode here. The two play Highsmith and Danson, the fearless cops who are treated like rock stars. They explode onto the scene bagging yet another bunch of criminals and receive high praise all around. On their latest rundown, the two massive egos try to pull off a stunt that finds them eating the...
- 8/6/2010
- Tampa Film Examiner
Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
The Other Guys is hoping to join the ranks of successful flicks in the buddy-cop, action-comedy genre for 2010. It started with From Paris With Love earlier this year and then Cop Out came out of nowhere to please audiences as well. On paper, this 107-minute feature has the talent. Assuming Mark Wahlberg can fit in and play nice. His comedic chops haven't been tested since, well, never. And please spare me The Big Hit reference.
Although the trailer features Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson, one should know that they are in cameo mode here. The two play Highsmith and Danson, the fearless cops who are treated like rock stars. They explode onto the scene bagging yet another bunch of criminals and receive high praise all around. On their latest rundown, the two massive egos try to pull off a stunt that finds them eating the...
The Other Guys is hoping to join the ranks of successful flicks in the buddy-cop, action-comedy genre for 2010. It started with From Paris With Love earlier this year and then Cop Out came out of nowhere to please audiences as well. On paper, this 107-minute feature has the talent. Assuming Mark Wahlberg can fit in and play nice. His comedic chops haven't been tested since, well, never. And please spare me The Big Hit reference.
Although the trailer features Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson, one should know that they are in cameo mode here. The two play Highsmith and Danson, the fearless cops who are treated like rock stars. They explode onto the scene bagging yet another bunch of criminals and receive high praise all around. On their latest rundown, the two massive egos try to pull off a stunt that finds them eating the...
- 8/6/2010
- Tampa Film Examiner
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