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Righteous Kill (2008) 6.0
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6.0/10 from 65,698 users
Metascore: 36/100
Reviews: 243 user | 198 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice. Director:Jon AvnetWriter:Russell Gewirtz |
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Turk and Rooster, two aging NYPD detectives and longtime partners, are hunting a serial killer who is murdering sociopathic criminals. They both have personal issues, and when they start working with a younger investigative team, Perez and Riley, tensions between the two teams 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 »Parents Guide:
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USARelease Date:
12 September 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Meurtre légitime See more »Box Office
Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£768,803 (UK) (26 September 2008)Gross:
$40,076,438 (USA) (12 December 2008)Company Credits
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Written by Jim Jones (as James Jones), Zukhan Bey
Performed by Jim Jones
Published by All rights administered by Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) on behalf of itself and Sally Ruth Esther Publ.,
Inc. (BMI)/Zukhan Music/Art in the Fodder Music (BMI); admin by Arthouse Entertainment
Courtesy of Koch Records by arrangement with Shelly Bay Music
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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 »Goofs
When Turk and Rooster are in the church (near the beginning after the weapon has been planted) the harsh key light (sun ray from window) comes from stage right. When they cut to the close up it comes from stage left. See more »Crazy Credits
After the credits, the sound of a train is heard. See more »Soundtracks
We Fly HighWritten by Jim Jones (as James Jones), Zukhan Bey
Performed by Jim Jones
Published by All rights administered by Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) on behalf of itself and Sally Ruth Esther Publ.,
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On this decade,we have mostly seen legendary actors Al Pacino and Robert De Niro on mediocre or bad movies,where they are just worried on winning some more money.Righteous Kill is another movie in which these two actors are wasted.This is a very bad thriller which commits the fatal sin of being boring.It seems that director Jon Avnet and screenwriter Russell Gewirtz said : "We have De Niro and Pacino.We do not need a good story".That was wrong.The story from this movie is completely hollow and full of plot holes,not to mention it is painfully predictable.Come on,I predicted that ending like 30 minutes after the movie had started.Plus,this is a kind of story which has been seen too many times.On the supporting cast,there are good actors who are wasted (John Leguizamo,Donnie Wahlberg,the great Brian Dennehy and the underrated Carla Gugino).This movie was completely boring because it lacked of dynamism.In other words,everything felt pretty static.Righteous Kill is a very crappy cop flick which tells a story which does not produce any interest and is totally predictable.It is obvious that Pacino and De Niro have lost the interest in their careers.