0 Stars
The first time Robert De Niro and Al Pacino pair together (with the exception of Heat) is this? Seriously? Really? Honestly?!?
There is an enormous stench reaking of this morbid piece of moviemaking. It's combination consists of stale, flat, and overused scenes created for no significant purpose. Righteous Kill combines replays of recycled De Niro & Pacino lines from other films, and then are filtered into a script that had its place locked in a drawer under someone's basement floor.
There's one crucial thing left out of this film. A STORY. There is no coherent plot or any reason for the characters to do what they do. De Niro plays Turk. Pacino plays Rooster. Partners for thirty years. We must assume they're best friends too. De Niro is a cranky old S.O.B while Pacino is smooth and easy-going. As the story progresses, we ignore and abandon all reasoning for the story and its ending and wonder if De Niro and Pacino can stop living off of their legacies. Especially De Niro. Pacino actually looks like he's trying, but De Niro looks utterly bored. We feel you Bobbie. We are too.
And also, not to give to much away, but do we really need to see the beautiful and talented Carla Gugino having rough sex with De Niro. Or the idea of Pacino raping her? Um, gross. And the fact that its really the only thing you take away from Righteous Kill, unwillingly, should be proof enough for this much deserved 0 star rating.
There is an enormous stench reaking of this morbid piece of moviemaking. It's combination consists of stale, flat, and overused scenes created for no significant purpose. Righteous Kill combines replays of recycled De Niro & Pacino lines from other films, and then are filtered into a script that had its place locked in a drawer under someone's basement floor.
There's one crucial thing left out of this film. A STORY. There is no coherent plot or any reason for the characters to do what they do. De Niro plays Turk. Pacino plays Rooster. Partners for thirty years. We must assume they're best friends too. De Niro is a cranky old S.O.B while Pacino is smooth and easy-going. As the story progresses, we ignore and abandon all reasoning for the story and its ending and wonder if De Niro and Pacino can stop living off of their legacies. Especially De Niro. Pacino actually looks like he's trying, but De Niro looks utterly bored. We feel you Bobbie. We are too.
And also, not to give to much away, but do we really need to see the beautiful and talented Carla Gugino having rough sex with De Niro. Or the idea of Pacino raping her? Um, gross. And the fact that its really the only thing you take away from Righteous Kill, unwillingly, should be proof enough for this much deserved 0 star rating.
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