Righteous Kill (2008)




Expectations is one thing which can not be avoided for movies.Righteous Kill is one of highly expected movie of the year in Hollywood as the legends of acting AlPacino and Robert De Niero are acting in a full fledged paired movie for the first time.They have never shared a screen more than five minutes .The last time they appeared was in the movie Heat which was for five minutes.

The very obvious question one would ask after watching this movie is why the hell in the whole prestigious career of Pacino and De Niero they choose this movie for teaming up.Two Veteran detectives Turk ( De Niero ) and Rooster ( AlPacino ) work together to investigate on a serial killer .They doubt that they have got the wrong man in connection with a case which they solved years ago.Young guys John Leguizano and Donnie Wahlberg ,fellow detectives are convinced that Turk is the serial killer .Righteous Kill explains why the name was pronounced for the movie.

AlPacino and De Niero are shown to us as a aged ,methodical detectives but the I personally felt AlPacino was underplayed by the character.It was meant to be as such I think.But Robert De Niero is what he is all along.We see less usuals of AlPacino in this movie .At times it looks funny when the two guys in late 60’s trying to get rough with 50 cent .

I am just not pleased with Avnet's directorial style,it didn’t confuse me but what he has shown was a dusty old style .His twists and thrills in the screenplay have worked against the whole pace I would say.It didn’t impress but it worked for the moment when the duo showing off some good piece of conversation between eachother.He has paired a priceless cast of actors and he has just slept over the screenplay.The pacing is all manipulative from the beginning in the movie when it unveils it never adds up any tension nor a shock to the viewer.

I probably think because of the high expectation the movie appeared very ordinary for me.I was very much thrilled to watch after a tire some travel from Madurai.But some how De Niero and Al Pacino save this movie from becoming a becoming another run-of-the-mill cop movie.They should have chosen some other movie for their reunite.Any ways it marks in the History with this choppy dull movie that “ Robert De Niero and Al Pacino acted together in Righteous Kill “

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Anonymous said…
i so much admire them.... cha its sad to hear that this movie is not that good
September 16, 2008 at 6:03 AM
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