John’s Movie Musings

Name one thing actors fear the most.  OK, that list is probably enormous, but I was thinking of typecasting.  It seems to be a consistent vein running through Hollywood.  Remember Doogie Howser?  His career was destroyed after years of blogging on a blue screen, only to be saved by Dr. Horrible.  Ironically, who also wore a lab coat.

DeNiro and Pacino are fantastic actors.  But after all these years, they’ve typecast themselves as DeNiro and Pacino.  And people seem to crave more of this.  I find that odd.  Shatner is a walking caricature but he never pulls in the kind of money the other two do.  That said, I now want to see a DeNiro, Pacino, Shatner movie.  Make it happen people.

Righteous Kill is the third movie DeNiro and Pacino have teamed up on.  The Godfather, Part II and Heat came before and are far, far superior.  If you haven’t seen them, then by all means, don’t waste your time on this drivel.  As a bonus, you can come back after Heat and be a Jim Gaffigan punchline.

So yeah, Righteous Kill ain’t the best movie on the planet.  When it was in theaters, the only thing I heard was how horrible it was.  Going in with that expectation, I guess things could only go up.  The plot is kind of interesting as it progresses.  One suggestion, though – when the movie ends, don’t go back and think about the plot.  You’ll only cause pain and confusion.

If there was one thing that would have made this movie better, DeNiro should have done his best Pacino and vice versa.  But without that, Righteous Kill isn’t the complete waste of time everyone says it is.  There are just lots of better movies out there.

Grade: C-