Stand Up Guys (2013)

Movies Viewed in 2023 (578 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: April 27th Via: Netflix Plot: Ageing gangster Val is released from prison after 28 years, and immediately spends time with his retired best friend, Doc. Val's enemies want him dead, and Doc is given an ultimatum: kill Val before 10am the following morning, or become a target himself. Rating: 7.2/10 Why Did I Watch It? It was released on Netflix and it was on the homepage. It immediately piqued my interest due to the cast, and I watched it immediately, especially "

An average movie

“Al Pacino used to be one of my favorite actors but unfortunately, pretty much like Robert De Niro, he has spent the last 10, maybe even 20 years, wasting his great talent with some really weak movies. With this in mind, I wasn't expecting much from this movie but since the ratings were actually decent, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though it turned out to be watchable, it was still nothing amazing though. In fact, pretty much half of it was really generic or even some serious garbage. At least, they gave us the opportunity to spend a whole day with Christopher Walken and Al Pacino which was pretry neat. I wish they did bring Alan Arkin earlier in this story as it got even better when he was involved. Eventually, it all boils down to the question if you should give the ” read more

Watched in 2016 (197 movies items)

"17.09.2016 "

A Stand-Up Film

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A geriatric film about the end of life and, more so, friendship. Walken, Pacino and Arkin show they can still entertain even with a mediocre production.

The main deterring factor was the rape/woman-in-a-trunk storyline. It was convoluted, insensitive and unnecessary to the story. But I did love the "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" finale!

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