R.I.P.D.
R.I.P.D. (12)
D: Robert Schwentke
Universal/Relativity Media/Dark Horse (Neal H. Moritz, Mike
Richardson, David Dobkin & Peter M. Lenkov)
US 2013
96 mins
Science Fiction/Action/Comedy
W: Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi [based on characters created
by Peter M. Lenkov]
DP: Alwin Küchler
Ed: Mark Helfrich
Mus: Christophe Beck
Jeff Bridges (Roycephus Pulsipher), Ryan Reynolds (Nick
Walker), Kevin Bacon (Bobby Hayes), Mary-Louise Parker (Mildred Proctor), Stephanie Szostak (Julia Walker)
Ryan Reynolds must be blackmailing someone to still have a
career in movies. I've seen him in a few things now and personally, the atrocious adaptation of Green Lantern should've sounded the death knell on his 'acting' career. The man simply cannot
carry a movie. His acting skills are limited, his elocution is non-existent and he has zero charisma! (It should be noted that this review was written before 2016's Deadpool)
In this film, he relies heavily on Jeff Bridges, but even so
the film is terrible. In a nutshell, it's Men In Black (qv), with dead people substituting for aliens, with recently deceased rookie Ryan Reynolds partner to veteran Bridges, as they Marshall the
afterlife, rounding up absconders.
Living people see them as an old Chinese fellow and a hot
blonde while they carry out their duties, but the film is simply an incredibly boring, unfunny watch.
The jokes fall flat, the story is predictable, ridiculous
nonsense and the visual effects are cheaper looking than some of the recent no-budget movies (Birdemic, Sharknado, etc.)
Watch Men In Black instead. It's by far more entertaining and
at least half the jokes will make you chuckle.
3/10
