Righteous Kill Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

Grumpy Old Cops

Ok,I'll cut straight to the chase-this is quite probably the worse film I have seen so far this year.De Niro AND Pacino playing a couple of veteran,maverick cops in a New York set thriller,this is going to be awesome right?Well,er,no actually wrong.Where to begin? A very poor script,two of the most tired performances either actor has ever given,a twist a chimp could telegraph fifteen minutes into proceedings,and a plot that the writers of Kojak would've rejected for being too far-fetched.The only reason I stuck with this and didn't walk out,was the fact that De Niro and Pacino have featured in some of the best films of the last 30 years.This is most definitely not one of them. It's painful watching these two screen acting heavyweights spout second rate TV movie dialogue,and looking like they only turned up for the paycheck.I never thought I'd say this about a film starring two of my all-time favourite actors,but here goes-AVOID.

Al Pacino: Please retire and save your legacy!!

De Niro can still just about get away with these types of roles. Watching Al Pacinos performance, however, was painful. He needs to hang-up the boots before he ruins an un-rivalled reputation and history. He is simply too old and hasnt got the energy for those type of frenzied, high-octance, over-acted brilliant performances he used to give. Heat was never a classic: this doesnt even come near to that level. Pleases retire lads!!!