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Righteous Kill Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesGene Seymour

  Righteous Kill's script is credited to "Inside Man's" Russell Gewirtz, and you wonder how the sleek, nuanced flow of that earlier movie evaded this one.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterLuke Sader

  An ordinary cop picture boosted by two charismatic superstars but hindered by its dearth of surprises.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  A clutter of recycled cop-movie and serial-killer film clichs.

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  Unable or unwilling to match the visceral chops and moral provocations of superior serial-killer chillers, Righteous Kill is content to be a twisty genre exercise; it's like "Seven" as reimagined by M. Night Shyamalan.

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• 38

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  By the time the movie reaches its protracted conclusion, it feels like a slog. Pacino has a few funny lines, as does Leguizamo, but not nearly enough to save the film from collapsing under the weight of its own self-righteous tedium.

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• 25

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  It's not much fun to see these two reduced to "Mad TV" parodies of themselves.

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