Legendary Movie Duos:

Two great characters, good as separate people, legendary as a duo. For this ongoing series, I tried to avoid the picks that seemed a bit on the obvious side (i.e. Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid; Jules Winnfield & Vincent Vega; Raoul Duke & Dr. Gonzo, etc).

The pairing of “Brains” and “Brawn” has been done countless times in cinematic history. At first glance, Ed Exley and Bud White’s situation is no different than most other duos of that nature. But when you look deeper, and get to know the characters a little bit, you see that the labels we attach to each: White the Brawler and Calculating Exley are actually a little too hasty. Towards the end of the movie, it’s almost like they totally switch roles, as White seems a little more savvy and Exley more of a brute than you would assume at first . What also makes the two original as a duo is the fact that they were once bitter enemies, even coming to blows more than once, yet as a team they can almost do no wrong. I guess the old saying was right: opposites attract.