The film sees Denzel Washington sharing the screen with another massive star.
Our TV movie pick for tonight is 2 Guns, the 2013 action comedy starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg.
The film centres around DEA agent Bobby Trench (Washington) and U.S. Navy intelligence officer Marcus Stigman (Wahlberg) who have been working for a year under cover as members of a narcotics syndicate.
The twist is that neither man knows that the other is an undercover agent.
“When their attempt to infiltrate a Mexican drug cartel and recover millions goes haywire, the men are disavowed by their superiors,” the plot synopsis adds.
“As such, Trench and Stigman must go on the run lest they wind up in jail or in a grave.”
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Contraband, Everest) and based on a comic book, 2 Guns’ rather convoluted story still manages to be highly entertaining.
This is thanks to Wahlberg and Washington’s chemistry, the movie’s atmospheric and dusty southern US setting, its fun action set-pieces and its terrific supporting cast.
The latter includes Bill Paxton (Aliens), Edward James Olmos (Miami Vice), Fred Ward (Tremors), James Marsden (X-Men) and Paula Patton (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol).
2 Guns is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend at 9pm. It is also available to rent on Apple TV, Rakuten TV and the Sky Store.
Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:
The Living Daylights – ITV4 – 8pm
The first of two Bond flicks in which Timothy Dalton played 007.
Oblivion – Film4 – 9pm
In this solid, stylish post-apocalyptic action sci-fi, Tom Cruise plays a drone repairman stationed on a war-torn, unoccupied Earth who starts to suspect his life is a lie.
Family Business – Legend Xtra – 9pm
Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick and Sean Connery are members of a family with criminal ties in this ’80s caper directed by Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon, Network).
Mob Land – Sky Max – 9pm
John Travolta and Stephen Dorff are among the stars of this 2023 crime thriller.
Murder on the Orient Express – More4 – 10pm
Kenneth Branagh is the gentleman sleuth Hercule Poirot in this Agatha Christie adaptation that launched a trilogy.
Bird on a Wire – Legend – 11.10pm
A ’90s action comedy starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn.
Vehicle 19 – Legend Xtra – 11.15pm
Paul Walker is the lead of this decent thriller set in South Africa, in which he plays a man who unknowingly picks up a rental car that winds up tying him to a web of corrupt local police.
Wild Rose – Film4 – 11.25pm
Irish actress Jessie Buckley stars in this acclaimed musical drama about a young woman fresh out of jail who dreams of becoming a Nashville country star.
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