
Turk and Rooster, two aging NYPD detectives and longtime partners, are hunting a serial killer who is murdering sociopathic criminals. They both have personal issues, and when they start working with a younger investigative team, Perez and Riley, tensions between the two teams is inevitable, especially since Turk is now living with Perez's ex-girlfriend, also a homicide detective.... (Full plot summary below)
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Turk and Rooster, two aging NYPD detectives and longtime partners, are hunting a serial killer who is murdering sociopathic criminals. They both have personal issues, and when they start working with a younger investigative team, Perez and Riley, tensions between the two teams is inevitable, especially since Turk is now living with Perez's ex-girlfriend, also a homicide detective.
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| NewsBlazePrairie MillerEqually gritty old school crime thriller and flashy seductive post-modern whodunit noir, along with De Niro's off the job kinky rough sex lover forensic babe (Carla Gugino) who likes him to role play criminals in bed, Righteous Kill delivers the goods. |
| E! OnlineChris FarnsworthDe Niro and Pacino hit every step so perfectly, they make even the standard cop-movie moments shine. |
| Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonAside from the novelty of two acting legends working together, Righteous Kill plays like a pumped-up episode of Law and Order, with the lurid benefits of the R rating. |
| MovieJuice!Mark RamseyRobert De Niro is having sex with Carla Gugino. I know. It's like witnessing a traffic accident where an Edsel keeps slamming into a shiny red Corvette. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxFans in need of a Pacino/De Niro hit can just watch the coffee-shop scene from Heat again: it's 20 times cooler and 80 minutes shorter. |
| Dallas Morning NewsTom MaurstadIn every way that matters (indeed, in just about every way a movie can), Righteous Kill fails to deliver. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt feels as if they're old friends who have worked together for decades, slipping into an easy camaraderie as well as a credible depiction of blue-collar beat-walkers. (Better still, they look like they're having fun.) |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordLazy, muddled and so misdirected it should be a felony itself, "Righteous Kill" is nothing but a cheap trick. |
| WJFK-FM (CBS Radio)Kevin McCarthyThe flick is nowhere near the level of Heat because of the predictability but it does deliver great performances and hilariously awkward dialogue. |
| Film ThreatStina ChynI'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. |