Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Robert De Niro | ... | Turk | |
Al Pacino | ... | Rooster | |
50 Cent | ... | Spider (as Curtis Jackson) | |
Carla Gugino | ... | Karen Corelli | |
John Leguizamo | ... | Det. Simon Perez | |
Donnie Wahlberg | ... | Det. Ted Riley | |
Brian Dennehy | ... | Hingis | |
Trilby Glover | ... | Jessica | |
Saidah Arrika Ekulona | ... | Gwen Darvis | |
Alan Rosenberg | ... | Stein | |
Sterling K. Brown | ... | Rogers | |
Barry Primus | ... | Prosky | |
Melissa Leo | ... | Cheryl Brooks | |
Alan Blumenfeld | ... | Martin Baum | |
Oleg Taktarov | ... | Yevgeny Mugalat |
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
It is what you would expect from Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. They've been doing these kind of roles for the past 30 years of their acting life. Applause, but no surprise there.
The film itself was not a blast. Totally predictable plot, stereotype good cop bad cop, drug dealers, bad neighborhood were huge minus to this movie. Lack of character development made the film implausible and some parts inconvicible no matter how great the acting was. Finally, the director's abuse of dramatic music without much happening throughout the film slowly eats away your patience.
Six out of ten is what I will give, 3 from Al Pacino and 3 from Robert De Niro.