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70
I'd like to recognize Russell Gewirtz for a screenplay that boasts humor, an impressive plot twist, and for setting up plenty of room for De Niro and Pacino to get their grooves back in order.
60
Despite how easy it would be to write off Righteous Kill as one sorry excuse for lazy filmmaking, there is still something utterly mesmerizing in the palpable chemistry between the two leading men.
50
An ordinary cop picture boosted by two charismatic superstars but hindered by its dearth of surprises.
50
A twisty, turny and ultimately silly thriller from "Inside Man's" Russell Gewirtz.
50
A relatively harmless movie that becomes killing-a-mockingbird sinful for what it does to its leads.
50
The entire movie is one big build-up to a twist that, while not exactly cheating, plays is an awfully cheap trick.
50
It's astonishing how much intensity and focus these two have lost, but the picture itself is not all that bad -- if you can get the collapsing-career thing out of your head.
50
In pairing the two icons, Righteous Kill is definitely an event. What it isn't is much of a movie. Such a waste.
50
Righteous Kill's script is credited to "Inside Man's" Russell Gewirtz, and you wonder how the sleek, nuanced flow of that earlier movie evaded this one.
50
Its failure to live up to even modest expectations is a blow. There's nothing righteous to be found here.
