Righteous Kill (2008)

Director: Jon Avnet

Cast: Robert De Niro as Tom 'Turk' Cowan, Al Pacino as David 'Rooster' Fisk, 50 Cent as Spider (as Curtis Jackson), Carla Gugino as Karen Corelli, John Leguizamo as Det. Simon Perez, Donnie Wahlberg as Det. Ted Riley, Brian Dennehy as Lieutenant Hingis, Trilby Glover as Jessica, Saidah Arrika Ekulona as Gwen Darvis, Alan Rosenberg as Stein, Sterling K. Brown as Rogers, Barry Primus as Dr. Prosky, Melissa Leo as Cheryl Brooks, Alan Blumenfeld as Martin Baum, Shirly Brener as Natalya

Surely with a movie that stars both Al Pacino & Robert de Niro, you
just can't go wrong? Both are legends of the big screen, and both are
lauded for making legendary roles their own.

Yet sadly with "Righteous Kill" it just doesn't pay off. It's a
thriller around a serial killer of various nefarious characters (pimps,
drug dealers etc). The film begins with a confession by de Niro (a cop)
that he is the killer, and we are led on a journey as he and his
partner (Pacino) fight off another pair of cops who are suspicious that
the trail leads to de Niro.

Having starred together in Heat, you'd expect some high standards, but
for some reason the chemistry here just doesn't work and at points you
think they really aren't interested. Fellow actors aren't too strong
either, and much of the action seems to be just going with the flow.
The storyline is interesting enough (with a good finale) but never
seems to grip you through much of the film.

Overall, its a disappointment and you expect better from a film that
has de Niro & Pacino together in it.