Righteous Kill. It's a movie. It stars Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. The second pairing of their careers. Technically, the third if you count Godfather II, which you shouldn't. The first one, Heat, however, only included one scene where they really faced off, and even that is subject to rumors. Allegedly, the "diner" scene in Heat was filmed separately and only edited together later. With Righteous Kill they finally have a vehicle for both of them. Should you see this movie? No. Should you rent it? Sure. There are a few things to take from this movie:1. Pacino looks so old it's astonishing. He looks like a walking advertisement for euthanasia. His face looks like a mule that's been beaten with a rod continuously for 60 years. It's like tan-colored beef jerky.
2. De Niro looks like an old, beaten-down, scar-tissue around the eyes boxer. He's made so many bad movies, he hasn't remembered what a good movie is supposed to look like.
3. The script and story are disjointed, lacking humor, suspense, and intelligence.
4. Still it's worth renting because, well, it's De Niro and Pacino, so why not?
In the movie, there's a serial killer and he leaves poems [which weren't that good]. How fitting then, that, after seeing it, I will summon my poetic powers to bless it with a Haiku Review? Very fitting.
De Niro is old
Pacino is old times twelve
It's no Step Brothers
Jared
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