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Overview
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Writer (WGA):
Russell Gewirtz (written by)
Release Date:
12 September 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun. more
Plot:
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars? full summary | full synopsis
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Serial Killer
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Murder
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Ex Girlfriend
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New York City
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Awards:
1 nomination
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Good Acting, Very Weak Script
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert De Niro | ... | Tom 'Turk' Cowan |
 | Al Pacino | ... | David 'Rooster' Fisk |
 | 50 Cent | ... | Spider (as Curtis Jackson) |
 | Carla Gugino | ... | Karen Corelli |
 | John Leguizamo | ... | Det. Simon Perez |
 | Donnie Wahlberg | ... | Det. Ted Riley |
 | Brian Dennehy | ... | Lieutenant Hingis |
 | Trilby Glover | ... | Jessica |
 | Saidah Arrika Ekulona | ... | Gwen Darvis |
| Alan Rosenberg | ... | Stein |
| Sterling K. Brown | ... | Rogers |
| Barry Primus | ... | Dr. Prosky |
 | Melissa Leo | ... | Cheryl Brooks |
 | Alan Blumenfeld | ... | Martin Baum |
 | Shirly Brener | ... | Natalya |
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Rated R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use.
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101 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:15 |
Ireland:15A |
Finland:K-15 |
USA:R (certificate #44434) |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:15 |
Brazil:14 |
Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:MA |
Germany:16 |
Netherlands:12 |
South Africa:16LV |
Singapore:M18 |
Mexico:B15
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Carla Gugino played the sex partner of Robert De Niro in this movie. 15 years earlier, she played his daughter in This Boy's Life (1993)
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Errors in geography: Club 404 is alternatively referred to as being at 184th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, and being in Harlem. 184th and St. Nicholas is in Washington Heights, north of Harlem.
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References The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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Soundtrack:
Straighten Up and Fly Right
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A Note Regarding SpoilersHow much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
Is "Righteous Kill" based on a book?
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Turk (Robert De Niro) and Rooster (Al Pacino) are longtime NYC police partners, in this Jon Avnet thriller that has them trying to stop an unknown serial killer, a person who leaves a poem at the scene of each crime. Victims are law-breakers who were freed on legal technicalities. Two other cops, played by John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg, become suspicious of the investigation, and this hampers the efforts of Turk and Rooster.
The script on which the film is based is rather poor. The setup is muddled; none of the characters are especially sympathetic, and secondary characters are not well defined. Further, "Righteous Kill" is not that much different from other serial killer or urban crime films.
The mood here is dark, and the tone is rather cynical. Characters go out of their way to telegraph their toughness by using lots of "hard" language. There's an edginess to the characters, and that's okay. But I could have wished for a character with some degree of softness. That would have provided much needed balance to the overall tonal savagery.
Without a doubt, the film's best element is the acting. There's not a weak performance in the bunch. Of course, the focus is on De Niro and Pacino. This is really their film. And it's their camaraderie, their back and forth playful banter, that makes the film worth watching. Production design and costumes are credible. Color cinematography is generally dark, consistent with the story's mood.
In spite of a weak script, "Righteous Kill" does provide some good plot misdirection that will leave viewers unsure as to the story's outcome. But the film's main virtue is the casting of De Niro and Pacino, two contemporary screen legends whose performances here are quite good.