At worst, we get the joy of seeing two such actors work together in this mediocre film. At best, we get the joy of seeing two such actors work together in this mediocre film. With the guilty party obvious and the characters being less than interesting, there is not much left to entertain us or keep our interest. With that thought, the number of suspects instantly falls to two. As Scott noted, if the confessor from the beginning was really the criminal, they would not hide the killer when we are shown the killings. The mystery of the killer’s identity is pathetic. De Niro is constantly shown exercising, as if that is to somehow make him look more virile. In This Boy’s Life (1993), Carla Gugino played De Niro’s daughter. Like Scott wrote, they both seem far too old for their parts. This was not the best choice of film for them to star in. There are no “Attica!” or “You talking to me?” moments. I was not disappointed by either actor’s performance but neither gets a scene to really impress in. These two Hollywood legends have developed such reputations that we expect nothing but the best from them. Now I'll be surprised if anyone is talking about this movie in a month.Īl Pacino and Robert De Niro in Righteous Kill Talk about wasted opportunities! When I first saw the previews to this movie, I assumed we'd be talking about this movie come award season. Because of them you expect it to be more and it just isn't. The very fact that it stars De Niro and Pacino overshadows all aspects of it. Instead of heavy drama, this is just a formulaic cop drama with a lame mystery and motivations that don't make much sense. This movie really could have starred any two halfway decent actors and most likely would have been better with two actors in the 40s. I wanted these two heavyweights to go 10 rounds with each other. I kept waiting for something truly dramatic to happen in this movie. If the confessor from the beginning was really the criminal, why would they bother to hide them for the rest of the movie? Obviously because the confessor isn't the guilty party and unfortunately, the true guilty party is very, very obvious. Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice. However, for the rest of the movie, which flashes back to show the crimes, the perpetrator is hidden from view. Now the twist in the movie is that it opens with one of the main characters confessing to the crimes. All of his victims are real slimeballs and the detectives don't know whether to catch him or to give him a medal. The case the partners are involved in is the murders of several criminals by a vigilante. Their sex scenes together just seem pervy. Carla Gugino plays Turk's love interest and she's nearly 30 years his junior. It's my guess this movie was written for two younger actors and a few lines were adapted to accommodate their age when these two were cast. Pacino is 68 and De Niro is 65 and they both look their age. Turk (De Niro) and Rooster (Pacino) are New York Police Detectives well past their prime, even to the point of ridiculousness. Both stars are there, but they never get a chance to really exercise their talent. Here, while De Niro is the star, they appear in almost every scene together and yet what should have been the equivalent of a Home Run Derby between Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle, is more like a promotional appearance by Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle. They both starred in Heat, but only shared a minimal amount of screen time. So somebody finally got De Niro and Pacino to co-star in a movie together and this is the best they could come up with? Two of the greatest actors of their generation, they'd both starred in The Godfather Part II, but didn't appear in any scenes together. This adrenaline fueled psychological thriller features hip-hop superstar Curtis Jackson (Get Rich Or Die Tryin'), Carla Gugino (Sin City), John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge!), Donnie Wahlberg (Saw II and III) and Brian Dennehy (Death Of A Salesman) and was directed by Jon Avnet (Red Corner) and written by Russell Gewirtz (Inside Man).This is De Niro and Pacino people! Is this really the best you could come up with? But, before they can hang up their badges, they are called in to investigate the murder of a notorious pimp, which appears to have ties to a case they solved years before. After 30 years as partners in the pressure cooker environment of the NYPD, highly decorated Detectives "Turk", played by Academy Award winner Robert De Niro (Raging Bull) and "Rooster", played by Academy Award winner Al Pacino (Scent Of A Women) should be ready for retirement.
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