Righteous Kill (Blu-ray) R
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 43 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: January 6, 2009
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Robert De Niro & Al Pacino | |
Performer: | Carla Gugino, Dan Futterman, Donnie Wahlberg, Trilby Glover, Brian Dennehy & John Leguizamo | |
Directed by | Jon Avnet | |
Edited by | Paul Hirsch | |
Screenwriting by | Russell Gerwitz | |
Produced by | Rob Cowan, Avi Lerner, Randall Emmett, Jon Avnet & Lati Grobman | |
Director of Photography: | Denis Lenoir | |
Executive Production by | Boaz Davidson, George Furla & Trevor Short |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2/5 --
Instead, it's a rather pompous, disappointing one, and a squandered opportunity to boot.
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Independent (UK)
Rating: 2/5 --
A serial killer movie without any threat, a cop thriller going through the motions, and De Niro and Pacino seem blunted by the piece's overall lack of bite.
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Patrick Nabarro
Rating: C+ --
The stars were handed inferior material to work with and, at best, can only make this tired plot watchable.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Rating: 2/5 --
A murky, muddled, miserable mess, Righteous Kill spends 101 minutes failing to achieve what Heat managed in just six.
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TheShiznit.co.uk
Rating: 2/4 --
The movie, which has more than 10 credited producers, feels like one of those slick, for-the-money projects Hollywood studios cook up via graph charts and marketing surveys.
Miami Herald
Rating: 1.5/4 --
The worst about Righteous Kill is that there's probably a perfectly acceptable procedural thriller somewhere in the mountain of cliches and stupidity that riddle the film.
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Washington Times
This thriller by Jon Avnet is mostly by the numbers, and its surprise ending, though effective, feels somewhat forced.
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Chicago Reader
Product Description:
In director Jon Avent's 2008 crime drama RIGHTEOUS KILL, two New York City police detectives--Turk (Robert De Niro) and Rooster (Al Pacino)--attempt to track down a serial killer who targets only vicious criminals. This enigmatic vigilante has earned the duo's respect, yet they are duty-bound to apprehend the criminal-hunting assailant, and in doing so they strain the bonds of their longtime partnership. Aiding Turk and Rooster are a fiery younger pair of detectives (Donnie Wahlberg and John Leguizamo) and investigator Karen Correlli (Carla Gugino), who are determined to see that justice is served.
The second face-to-face film pairing of De Niro and Pacino--the first being Michael Mann's gritty 1995 epic, HEAT--RIGHTEOUS KILL finds the revered veteran actors working within the confines of a police procedural. Ably supported by Gugino, Wahlberg, and Leguizamo, the iconic performers contribute relatively subdued turns, never fully engaging in their signature dramatic fireworks. Working from a script by Russell Gewirtz (INSIDE MAN), Avnet (who also directed Pacino in 88 MINUTES) guides the action through twists and turns while staying rooted in a fairly straightforward LAW & ORDER-like aesthetic. Although RIGHTEOUS KILL may be underwhelming for those expecting a De Niro/Pacino double tour de force, the movie is a fine addition to the cop thriller category.
The second face-to-face film pairing of De Niro and Pacino--the first being Michael Mann's gritty 1995 epic, HEAT--RIGHTEOUS KILL finds the revered veteran actors working within the confines of a police procedural. Ably supported by Gugino, Wahlberg, and Leguizamo, the iconic performers contribute relatively subdued turns, never fully engaging in their signature dramatic fireworks. Working from a script by Russell Gewirtz (INSIDE MAN), Avnet (who also directed Pacino in 88 MINUTES) guides the action through twists and turns while staying rooted in a fairly straightforward LAW & ORDER-like aesthetic. Although RIGHTEOUS KILL may be underwhelming for those expecting a De Niro/Pacino double tour de force, the movie is a fine addition to the cop thriller category.
Keywords:
Action
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Suspense
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Thriller
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Murder
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Cops
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Theatrical Release
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Crime
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Serial Killers
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New York City