New Righteous Kill Trailer Means Business

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on May 23, 2008

Pacino. De Niro. High tension, killer cop story. To say the least, it is a movie geek’s wet dream. Alright, so it might not be another Star Wars movie or the second coming of a familiar fedora-wearing archaeologist, but Righteous Kill is certainly for those who geek out over bad boys with guns, and not the type that show up in Michael Bay movies. I am talking about the raw, edgy types of performances that made movies like Heat and Goodfellas classics of American cinema.

Time will tell whether or not this new drama will live up to the Robert De Niro and Al Pacino films of the past, but considering this most recent trailer (which can be seen below) I think we are in for something special. Then again, I have been wrong before about this sort of thing. Please Bobby and Al, don’t allow me to be wrong this time. Take a look at the trailer for yourself:

Righteous Kill is directed by Jon Avnet, whose credits include Fried Green Tomatoes and the recent blunder that was 88 Minutes. Not to worry though, as I can assure you that based on this trailer alone, RIghteous Kill is more engaging than 88 Minutes. The film will also star John Leguizamo, Carla Gugino, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Donnie Wahlberg. It hits theaters on September 12th, 2008.

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