Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Al Pacino | ... | Val | |
Christopher Walken | ... | Doc | |
Alan Arkin | ... | Hirsch | |
Julianna Margulies | ... | Nina Hirsch | |
Mark Margolis | ... | Claphands | |
Lucy Punch | ... | Wendy | |
Addison Timlin | ... | Alex | |
Vanessa Ferlito | ... | Sylvia | |
Katheryn Winnick | ... | Oxana | |
Bill Burr | ... | Larry | |
Craig Sheffer | ... | Jargoniew #1 | |
Yorgo Constantine | ... | Paul | |
Weronika Rosati | ... | Irena | |
Keone Young | ... | Song | |
Courtney Platt | ... | Lisa (as Courtney Galiano) |
After 28 years, Val gets out of prison, and his friend Doc picks him up. The local mob boss, Claphands, wants Val dead (Claphands' son died in a robbery and he blames Val) and Doc has until morning to kill him. It's a long night: Val wants to party - they visit a cat house, Val needs Viagra, they break into a pharmacy. After midnight, they pick up Hirsch, their old wheelman, drive the city in a stolen car. They visit the cat house, help a woman in distress, bury a body, and eat at Doc's hangout, a café where the waitress, Alex, is cheerful. The sun rises, Claphands wants Val dead, and Val, who has figured out his fate, is resigned. Is there anything left to take care of? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Stand Up Guys is a true reminder of what film should be like: an entertaining experience that keeps you on your seat until the very end, and does a bit of everything else; it makes you laugh, touches you, and makes you wonder, and tops it off with theatrics that you accept delightfully. The script of the movie represents the simplest form of complexity. A director's masterpiece, for those who can appreciate the plot in the details. Acting is beyond praise, as everyone is on board, fully engaged in their roles. Everything makes sense, even the almost supernatural energy of the three aging musketeers. It's been such a long time since I've seen a film and at the end of thought that I wanted some more of it. Walken plays a great role at gluing everything together. Fisher Stevens has got the hang of good film making.