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:
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
3 stars out of 5 -- Pleasingly understated. Bob and Al bring it down a notch to stay a whisper above gravelly for most of their dialogue.
Total Film
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
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: 2/4 --
There's nothing righteous to be found here.
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ReelViews
Nearly everything about this film is a cliché.
At the Movies
Rating: 1.5/5 --
Imagine this conversation: A phone call between actor Bob De Niro and director Marty Scorsese. Bobby: Hello, Marty. I've been calling and texting, but you never answer. (Silence) Bobby: I'm talking to you. Are you talkin' to me? Are you talkin' to me?
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Fayetteville Free Weekly
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
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 61,363
- UPC: 013138306180
- Shipping Weight: 0.14/lbs (approx)
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