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On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an {{RT data|score}} approval rating based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average score]] of {{RT data|average}}. The site's consensus reads, "Formulaic and often jarringly violent, ''2 Guns'' rests its old-school appeal on the interplay between its charismatic, well-matched stars."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2_guns/|title=2 Guns|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210162316/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2_guns|archive-date=December 10, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave a score of 55 out of 100 based on 43 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."<ref>{{cite web|title=2 Guns|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/2-guns|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610212420/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/2-guns|archive-date=June 10, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
Ben Kenigsberg of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the film a C+ rating, describing it as "the no-frills action, half-pint [[Jim Thompson (writer)|Jim Thompson]] scenario, and buddy-cop wisecracks."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/2-guns-1798177541|title=2 Guns|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=[[The Onion]]|first=Ben|last=Kenigsberg|date=August 1, 2013|access-date=December 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219182622/https://www.avclub.com/2-guns-1798177541|archive-date=December 19, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/15/2-guns-review|title=2 Guns - review|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|author-link=Peter Bradshaw|date=August 15, 2013|access-date=November 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916223801/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/15/2-guns-review|archive-date=September 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> R. Kurt Osenlund of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' gave the film 2 out of 4 stars. "It's noticeably odd that ''2 Guns'' has the desire to make offhanded sociopolitical statements, but not the will to take them anywhere truly provocative," he wrote.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/2-guns|title=Review: 2 Guns|magazine=[[Slant Magazine]]|first=R. Kurt|last=Osenlund|date=July 31, 2013|access-date=December 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219183345/https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/2-guns/|archive-date=December 19, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' also gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, commenting that the film didn't make the extra effort.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/2-guns-127893/|title=2 Guns|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|first=Peter|last=Travers|author-link=Peter Travers|date=August 1, 2013|access-date=December 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516093415/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/2-guns-127893/|archive-date=May 16, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Lisa Kennedy of ''[[The Denver Post]]'' gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing that "the biggest guns this action flick brandishes are stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg who have very different acting styles that work surprisingly well together."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2013/08/01/2-guns-movie-review-denzel-washington-and-mark-wahlberg-are-a-new-breed-of-buddy-cops/|title="2 Guns" movie review: Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are a new breed of buddy cops|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|first=Lisa|last=Kennedy|date=August 2, 2013|access-date=November 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925105955/https://www.denverpost.com/2013/08/01/2-guns-movie-review-denzel-washington-and-mark-wahlberg-are-a-new-breed-of-buddy-cops/|archive-date=September 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Box office===
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