Bobby (Denzel Washington) and Stig (Mark Wahlberg) are trying to buy cocaine from drug dealer Papy (Edward James Olmos). Except they are both undercover (Bobby is DEA, Stig is Naval Intelligence) and neither knows the other is not a crook. And then they carry out a bank robbery and end up, Charley Varrick style, with a great deal more cash than they expected. And then it gets REALLY complicated, with the two of them, the drug cartel, DEA, Naval Intelligence, and the CIA all pursuing the money and each other.
This action comedy thriller is great fun. It isn't that original, but that doesn't matter. The story works, the cast all do well (a special commendation to Paula Patton for getting them out for the boys), and there is an easy chemistry between the two principles. Washington is, perhaps, coasting a little, but Wahlberg works hard for laughs. He is one of the most improved actors in the industry.
