Righteous Kill [Blu-ray] by Jon Avnet, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Curtis Jackson, Carla Gugino, Donnie Wahlberg: DVDNear.com

Righteous Kill [Blu-ray]

Righteous Kill [Blu-ray]
by Jon Avnet

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Actor: Al Pacino, Carla Gugino, Curtis Jackson, Donnie Wahlberg, Robert De Niro
Director: Jon Avnet
Brand: Fox
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-01-06
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Anchor Bay

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Movie Review: Not understanding the negative reviews
Summary: 5 Stars

As is often the case here, the reviews of this movie are all over the lot. I don't understand the negative ones at all. I watched this movie last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. After having watched the completely disappointing U-571 the night before, this was a particular treat. I give it high marks from top to bottom. The acting, as one would expect, is excellent, and I thought the story line was fascinating. Call me simple, but I was surprised at the ending. The blu-ray picture and sound were excellent. I've had this movie for a few weeks and had put off watching it because of all the negative and lukewarm reviews it has received. Everyone seems to have a different opinion of this movie. I thought it was great.

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Summary of Righteous Kill [Blu-ray]

Righteous Kill pairs two cinematic icons whose previous screen collaboration, Michael Mann's 1995 Heat, was absolutely electrifying despite minimal time together in a long movie. Now in their mid-60s, De Niro and Pacino are playing veteran cops who, despite being grizzled, should look much younger than these actors. The incongruent casting makes the dark story improbable from the get-go, and things get worse as dialogue by screenwriter Russell Gurwitz quickly sounds like a parody of vintage cop movie cliches. It's a strain to find anything that works. The two leads play longtime detectives and partners whose weariness with rapists, murderers, pedophiles and other villains appears linked to the acts of a serial killer taking out bad guys who got away with heinous crimes. A videotape confession by De Niro's tightly-coiled Turk--who has been seeking the killer with Pacino's Rooster--would seem to establish his ties to the events. But the movie isn't over until it's over, assuming one is still with the movie after plodding along with its facsimile of noir conviction. Director Jon Avnet never gets a handle on Righteous Kill's gritty heart, superficially pushing suspense along with heavy-handed editing, and adding unpersuasive sauce in the form of Turk's somewhat S&M sexual relationship with a female cop (Carla Gugino).

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Righteous Kill [Blu-ray]