Runtime:
100 minutes
Directed
by: Jon Avnet
Starring:
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Carla Gugino, 50 Cent, John Leguizamo
From:
Millennium Films/EFO Films
This is something I saw once before; after last night I don't plan on ever seeing this ever again, as there is no need to:
I will presume I am not the only one who-even with the critical
reviews-still went and saw this theatrically solely because it starred
two acting legends who finally would be in a picture where they would
have multiple scenes w/ each other. I will also presume I was not the
only one who felt disappointed by a lame flick which would have been
direct to DVD if not for the two leads being who they were. The only
reason why I watched this last night was that it was a 99 cent rental
from Amazon.
The plot: Al and Bobby are partners in the NYPD and they start investigating some serial killer offing scumbag criminals; it was not Connor and Murphy MacManus. Rather, the suspect is believed to be a police officer. There are other famous faces (Carla Gugino as a NYPD member who likes rough sex because... well, why not?, 50 Cent, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, and even Brian Dennehy in a thankless role) but the two leads are the definite focus. Honestly, the story is pretty slight and really is like some random direct to DVD feature unknown to even the majority of film nerds... including the cheat it uses.
The film is one of those that thinks it is more clever than it actually is. Once you figure out what's going on, I presume the filmmakers would want everyone to give admiration and their adulations to the screenwriter or screenwriters for pulling the wool over everyone's eyes; in this case I instead rolled my eyes and sighed defeatedly, which I am confident plenty of other people have done before. Watching it again, that was The director was a journeyman instead of someone dynamic like Francis Ford Coppola or Michael Mann; then again if they were attached then the projects would be a lot more interesting and worthwhile.
All the main players (even Fiddy) have been in plenty of worthwhile movies that are more worthy of experiencing for the first time or revisiting... that would be a better usage of your time than spending any time with Righteous Kill.
The plot: Al and Bobby are partners in the NYPD and they start investigating some serial killer offing scumbag criminals; it was not Connor and Murphy MacManus. Rather, the suspect is believed to be a police officer. There are other famous faces (Carla Gugino as a NYPD member who likes rough sex because... well, why not?, 50 Cent, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, and even Brian Dennehy in a thankless role) but the two leads are the definite focus. Honestly, the story is pretty slight and really is like some random direct to DVD feature unknown to even the majority of film nerds... including the cheat it uses.
The film is one of those that thinks it is more clever than it actually is. Once you figure out what's going on, I presume the filmmakers would want everyone to give admiration and their adulations to the screenwriter or screenwriters for pulling the wool over everyone's eyes; in this case I instead rolled my eyes and sighed defeatedly, which I am confident plenty of other people have done before. Watching it again, that was The director was a journeyman instead of someone dynamic like Francis Ford Coppola or Michael Mann; then again if they were attached then the projects would be a lot more interesting and worthwhile.
All the main players (even Fiddy) have been in plenty of worthwhile movies that are more worthy of experiencing for the first time or revisiting... that would be a better usage of your time than spending any time with Righteous Kill.
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