Directed by:
Robert SchwentkeCinematography:
Alwin H. KuchlerComposer:
Christophe BeckCast:
Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, Stephanie Szostak, Robert Knepper, James Hong, Marisa Miller, Mike O'Malley, Devin Ratray (more)VOD (3)
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Veteran sheriff Roy Pulsifer (Jeff Bridges) has spent his career with the legendary police force known as R.I.P.D. tracking monstrous spirits who are cleverly disguised as ordinary people. His mission? To arrest and bring to justice a special brand of criminals trying to escape final judgment by hiding among the unsuspecting on Earth. Once the wise-cracking Roy is assigned former rising-star detective Nick Walker (Ryan Reynolds) as his junior officer, the new partners have to turn grudging respect into top-notch teamwork. When they uncover a plot that could end life as we know it, two of R.I.P.D.'s finest must miraculously restore the cosmic balance... or watch the tunnel to the afterlife begin sending angry souls the very wrong way. (official distributor synopsis)
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Sometimes in America they manage to shoot a film which is an obvious bullshit since the beginning. Ryan Reynolds can consider himself lucky that he was saved by Deadpool, because after this movie and Green Lantern I would have otherwise considered him the worst fantasy blunderer of Hollywood. Which almost happened. If not for the one good character, portrayed by Jeff Bridges, which is an example of the typical inadaptable characters, I would rate this movie even lower. Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Bacon played real dumbasses and it was really hard to just get used to it in that hour and a half.
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I didn't get to laugh much, and I was really annoyed by the film’s predictable plot. Things could hardly be saved by Ryan Reynolds and his standard poker face or Jeff Bridges’ garrulous character. It wasn’t a disaster, but an average rating is enough.
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I liked the movie, it's not a masterpiece. The action is definitely not everywhere, but at least the actors don't say too much nonsense. Actually, the film's dialogues are quite decent. If you're in the mood for a decent movie that doesn't try to be more than it is, namely an entertaining movie with an interesting idea, you will enjoy it. Yes, you probably won't leave the cinema amazed, but from what I observed, I didn't see a single disgusted face leaving the cinema. I consider this a positive, as well as the laughter I heard in the cinema. I also had a good time. It's not an overwhelming film, just a film for an evening, plus with a great Mary-Louise Parker. More: http://www.comics-blog.cz/2013/07/205-ripd-urna-utvar-rozhodne-nezivych.html
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A light-hearted, bite-size snack. A bit like Men in Black with ghosts instead of aliens. Here and there a snappy line, here and there a good idea, but nothing world-shattering. Bridges is funny, but steals the show too much, Reynolds is average. The best are scenes with their human avatars (the blond with the hairdryer), a shame there weren’t more.
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The pace is solid, the story is unorthodox in its thematic basis, and a few jokes bring out a brief smile, but it's bland, unfunny and ultimately unoriginal. Bridges is fine but overacts a lot in places, Reynolds seems to be elsewhere in spirit and Bacon does the cheapest caricature of himself imaginable. Instead of a targeted summer blockbuster, it’s a bland derivative film that will disappoint even those who don't expect anything great from it.
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