"Righteous Kill" (???)
"Burn After Reading" (???)
September... probably the most confusing month for movies. Last year it was "Dragon Wars: D-WAR", perhaps the funniest & lamest movie that was meant to be taken seriously. This year: "Righteous Kill" and "Burn After Reading"...
"Righteous Kill" was the second movie to have Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro face-to-face in the same screen (first being "Heat" in 1995), and the third to just have the both of them in it at all (first being "The Godfather: Part II" in 1974). This movie was just... alright... honestly, the two of them just felt like making another movie together (whether or not the script was worthy enough to have the two in the film). These actors are two of the greatest ever, so, this film could've been better.
"Burn After Reading" was a Coen Brothers dark-comedy. Sure it was hilarious at multiple times, but in the end, it was just too d*mn dark. I know that was the point... but still.
These movies are good at parts, but there are other parts that are too disappointing,dark, and depressing (in certain scenes and segments). I mean, there are plenty of parts that redeem it was an enjoyable fim... but both movies have a bit or two that almost kill it. "Burn After Reading" was hilarious, but theres two specific scenes that could've been altered allot. The only way I can go into how I feel about these movies, are to include major spoilers, and I just don't feel like it (at least not for these movies) sorry.
OVER-ALL: "Burn After Reading" was funny (mostly) & better than "Righteous Kill" (... thats all I can say)
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