a 2008 jon avnet film. robert de niro and al pacino, two veteran and favourite actors of mine.
when we are told of a movie with these two as armed and dangerous veteran nyc cops and with a script writer like russel gewirtz (inside man, one wonders what would ever go wrong with a film like that right?
turk (deniro) and rooster (pacino), partners on the nypd are involved in the investigation of a series of vigilante serial murders. the movie starts with the confession of deniro, explaining the murders commited of people who actually or possibly deserved them. the crime is linked with this murderer writing poems and leaving it at the crime scene for every planned killing he commits.
the intention is to mislead the audience from knowing or guessing who the real killer is. there is a scene where turk plants a gun to put away a vicioius child killer who was about to walk off scot-free. rooster brings this up with the two young detectives who are investigating this case together with them. and this and everything else points to turk being the violent killer. however, along the way, if you are used to watching typical hollywood nyc movies, you would guess the real killer.
the story cruises. and the thriller that is much talked about seems and feels somewhat forced. even though the twist at the end is pretty much exciting, one already expects that the murderer would be someone other than turk, and so who else can he be?
as a film lover, any film lover, hehehe, i enjoyed righteous kill and no, i dont think the two were wasted. i think avnet would have given deniro and pacino enough room to continue the way they would like it. it was good to know that they were the main features of the film.
a good movie with good actors, and a good twist. dont judge it like an expert, it would spoil ur perception, instead, enjoy the flow, no matter how much it drags, and how typical a hollywood film it is, still worth a watch.
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