Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jeff Bridges | ... | Roy | |
Ryan Reynolds | ... | Nick | |
Kevin Bacon | ... | Hayes | |
Mary-Louise Parker | ... | Proctor | |
Stephanie Szostak | ... | Julia | |
James Hong | ... | Nick's Avatar | |
Marisa Miller | ... | Roy's Avatar | |
Robert Knepper | ... | Stanley Nawicki | |
Mike O'Malley | ... | Elliot | |
Devin Ratray | ... | Pulaski | |
Larry Joe Campbell | ... | Officer Murphy | |
Michael Coons | ... | Detective in Locker Room | |
Chris Everett | ... | R.I.P.D. Evidence Clerk (as Christina Everett) | |
Michael Tow | ... | R.I.P.D. Evidence Clerk | |
Lonnie Farmer | ... | Proctor's Avatar |
In Boston, the dirty cop Nick hides gold that he has stolen from drug-dealers with his partner Hayes in the backyard of his house. However, on the next morning, Nick tells Hayes that he will deliver the evidence to the police since he loves his wife Julia and he could not face her acting that way. Nick and Hayes are assigned to a raid against a dangerous gang and unexpectedly Hayes kills Nick. Nick is drawn by a tunnel and based on his previous experience in the police department, he is assigned in the afterlife by the Proctor to join the Rest in Peace Department that protects the living world from the undead and work with the old-fashioned agent Roy. Roy and Nick accidentally find that Hayes in plotting a scheme to revert the sense of the tunnel to the afterlife and bring the Apocalypse to Earth. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The movie basically follows the three act formula, and although the crusty veteran and out of element rookie has been done before I enjoyed Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds on the screen together. There is plenty action and a fair amount of comedy. there were some plot holes and the ending left a few unanswered questions. Even with these flaws my wife and I both feel like there are many worse ways to spend a few bucks on a hot afternoon. This is not a blockbuster or a classic movie, I would classify it as a good popcorn flick. Contrary to many other opinions here we both recommend this as a watchable movie, as long as your expectations are reasonable.