The hero is old, can he still act?

Hassie 2022-11-21 08:47:07

When I was in middle school, in the ancient poetry course, every time I saw "Lian Po is old", I couldn't help laughing, because the next "Three Arrows in the Moment" was really boring for a low-level student like me. Worth exploring. It can be seen that at that time, he was not sensitive to the word old, and obviously could not understand the meaning of decay, decay and helplessness contained in it.

Just as I didn't expect to see "The Bucket List" and remember Morgan Freeman's face with age spots, last night, watching "Just Caused Killing" I was struck by Al Pacino's wrinkled face and Robert De Niro's The big belly was startled. After all, they are getting old too. Robert De Niro is 65 years old, and Al Pacino, who is three years older than him, is already close to ancient.

The sagging facial skin caused by the thinness and the taller cheekbones undoubtedly made Al Pacino no longer majestic. Who would have thought that when he played Mike Corleone in "The Godfather", he was still a handsome, handsome and sunny teenager.

And Robert De Niro, who has always shown a strong image, this time, his oily face, heavy belly and slowness of action, obviously did not make him much better. Compared with the withered breath of Al Pacino, De Niro's appearance can only be described as erosion. After all, time waits for no one, even if there were too many young women who were once smitten by his evil aura, they couldn't resist the rumbling of the wheel of time.

I haven't watched a lot of the films of the two, but they are all classics, and their impressions are not only profound and can be evaluated. In this "Justice Killing", maybe the two movie stars are too dazzling, maybe the director's ability to control the actors is not strong, and the editing is too trivial, so the viewability is similar to that of "The Godfather" and "Love Owl". Dawn, Once Upon a Time in America, Goodfellas, etc. are not comparable.

In terms of plot, the story is not very bad, but the editing skills are obviously not proficient, resulting in the whole story, there is no tension that such a film should have, and at the end, it seems too abrupt. The film revolves around a serial killer who, after a hectic search by two old police mates, ends with the death of Al Pacino's social scavenger.


"Justice Killing" itself is an old man's play, with almost no familiar faces in the supporting roles. In addition, Er Lao's films seem to be more suitable for male audiences to watch, so the audience is a little too narrow. In addition, this film is too tender, like a chicken rib, so if you are not a fan of the two old people, it is really difficult to continue watching.

However, as a fan, it is always lucky. While Al Pacino will never be able to return to his Sopranos again, and Robert De Niro's evil streets will be hard to find. However, these profound fragments, they once performed for us. And these people we once liked have not stopped, and they are still continuing to perform for us.

Although, the movie is bad enough.

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Righteous Kill quotes

  • [from trailer]

    Turk: When you walk outside, watch your back.

  • Turk: [voiceover] A real chip off the old block, my daughter. She said I was a cop, and a good one. Funny... Rooster said the same thing.