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Righteous Kill (2008)

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Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.

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Spider (as Curtis Jackson)
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Turk and Rooster, two aging NYPD detectives who have been longtime partners are faced with a serial killer who is murdering sociopathic criminals. They both have personal issues, and when they start working with a younger team, Perez and Riley, tensions between the pairs of partners is inevitable, especially since Turk is now living with Perez's ex-girlfriend, also a homicide detective. Written by duke1029@aol.com

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Rated R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

12 September 2008 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Las dos caras de la ley  »

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Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£768,803 (UK) (26 September 2008)

Gross:

$40,076,438 (USA) (12 December 2008)
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The initial cut of Righteous Kill ran for two hours, but after a rather negative test screening, Nu Image hastily re-cut the film down to its slender 101 minutes to make it more fast-paced and action-orientated. Snippets of some of the deleted scenes can be seen in the trailer. See more »

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When Karen Corelli goes to her apartment, thinking she is being followed, you can see the shadow of the cameraman just before she steps up the first step leading to her door. See more »

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Gwen Darvis: This was a cluster fuck to end all cluster fucks.
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References Women's Murder Club (2007) See more »

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"War"
Written by Darryl Pittman and Tyrone Smith
Performed by D/R Period feat. Tyrone Smith (as Fly Ty)
Published by Spirit Two Music, Inc. o/b/o Next Level Groove Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Rockboy Street Records
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De Niro and Pacino make it a good movie…
14 September 2008 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

This film has a lot of problem, but the great performances of its stars still make it worth seeing at the theater. The twist was way too predictable (I had it solved half an hour in, and I'm usually unable to figure out twists way ahead of time) and the script wasn't very impressive. The direction is OK, but nothing special. There were some pretty funny moments and one liners though. The only thing that makes this better than a sub-par thriller is De Niro and Pacino, both of whom put in great performances and really save this movie. The supporting actors do just fine, but are overshadowed. I was really anxious for a movie in which the pair finally share some significant screen time together, and this movie was about as good as could be expected, considering the makers of the film.

It isn't the best movie out right now (try Burn After Reading), but I do recommend going to see this one. I give it 7/10. I hope Robert De Niro and Al Pacino team up again, hopefully with a better screenplay and director.


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