Righteous Kill stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro as a pair of veteran New York City Police detectives who must track down a vigilante serial killer in this adrenaline fuled psychological thriller! After 30 years as partners in the NYPD highly decorated Detectives David Fisk and Thomas Cowan should be ready for retirement but aren't. Before they can hang up their badges they are called in to investigate the murder of a notorious pimp which appears to have ties to a case they solved years before. Like the original murder the victim is a suspected criminal whose body... is found accompanied by a four line poem justifying the killing. When additional crimes take place it becomes clear the detectives are looking for a serial killer one who targets criminals that have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. His mission is to do what the cops can't do on their own - take the culprits off the streets for good. The similarities between the recent killings and their earlier case raise a nagging question: Did they put the wrong man behind bars? [show more]
Michael Mann's 'Heat' (1995) is one of my favourite films; an unrivalled urban masterpiece about obsessive professionalism starring Al Pacino & Robert De Niro, together onscreen for the first time (they were both in 'The Godfather Part II', but as you'll recall, their characters occupied different timelines) and though their one and only scene was a subtle, memorable encounter; Mann, like all good storytellers, left us wanting more. 'Righteous Kill' marks a long overdue reunion and finds an unlikely, but competent, director in Jon Avnet ('Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café'). Old school cops Turk (De Niro) and Rooster (Pacino) set about on an investigation to uncover the poetry killer, who many suspect to be a cop; our heroes are ably supported by rival detectives John Leguizamo (great as usual) & Donnie Whalberg (who also played a policeman on Avent's short lived TV drama 'Boomtown') whilst Turk's girlfriend, CSI and nymphomaniac; Carla Gugino, holds her own alongside the heavyweight cast. Brian Dennehy & Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson also make credible cameos as Russell 'Inside Man' Gewirtz's serviceable screenplay rolls along to its somewhat unremarkable, but well acted, conclusion. Spliced with the occasional laugh out loud one-liner, like De Niro mumbling: "She's got my sperm count so low, I have to sit down to take a piss" delivered with his trademark look: baffled & grimacing, 'Righteous Kill' makes for an entertaining, well-paced procedural, with our leads on top form; neither tries to upstage the other and though you'll probably guess the twist quite early on, its still great to see this legendary duo exchanging quips whilst playing out the whole 'buddy cop' routine. Not in the same league as 'Heat' but 'Righteous Kill' is, in many ways, a lot more fun and leaves you wondering why De Niro & Pacino don't work together more often. For as Al might say: "Good shot partner, HOO-HAH!".
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Crime thriller starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as a pair of long-time New York City police detectives assigned to investigate the vigilante murder of a notorious pimp, a case which appears to have links to a murder they worked on many years before. Is it possible that a serial killer is on the loose, and that their original investigation put the wrong man behind bars? John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg co-star.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Righteous Kill stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro as a pair of veteran New York City Police detectives who must track down a vigilante serial killer in this adrenaline fuled psychological thriller! After 30 years as partners in the NYPD, highly decorated Detectives David Fisk and Thomas Cowan should be ready for retirement, but aren't. Before they can hang up their badges, they are called in to investigate the murder of a notorious pimp, which appears to have ties to a case they solved years before. Like the original murder, the victim is a suspected criminal whose body is found accompanied by a four line poem justifying the killing. When additional crimes take place, it becomes clear the detectives are looking for a serial killer, one who targets criminals that have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. His mission is to do what the cops can't do on their own - take the culprits off the streets for good. The similarities between the recent killings and their earlier case raise a nagging question: Did they put the wrong man behind bars? Actors Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Curtis Jackson, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Carla Gugino, Dan Futterman, Donnie Wahlberg, Rob Dyrdek & Trilby Glover Director Jon Avnet Certificate 15 years and over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1)
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