Saturday
16Aug2008
Excellent New Red Band Trailer for 'Righteous Kill'
Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 1:35PM 
I don't remember the last time a movie's value was so
dramatically improved by one trailer.
Up until now,
Righteous Kill didn't look like it had very
much to offer the world outside of a pairing of two great actors on the downside
of their impressive careers. Suddenly, though, this new Red Band trailer makes
it look like
Robert De Niro and
Al Pacino aren't just collecting checks. De
Niro seems to be summoning his early 90s powerhouse glory, and Pacino - get this
- doesn't scream once in the trailer. He's low key! Imagine that! He even wears a white
shirt with his black suit, which is equally surprising.
Seriously, though, I didn't have high hopes based on
what I'd seen. The teaser trailer was terrible. The
next trailer, which had a fair amount of footage, didn't divulge much about the
characters. It was more concerned with its serial killer storyline.The new
trailer has a lot of character development and it lays out a lot of the plot
without giving away the ending (even though I think I've figured it out; e-mail
me if you want my guess).
The three-minute run time helps this trailer
immeasurably. Finally, Righteous Kill looks like a movie worth seeing. It
also makes me wish I owned stock in the F-word.
Reader Comments (2)
love that shot at 01:51 of carla gugino all tied up. might just watch the movie for that scene alone
Short of possibly giving away to much plot, that was very good.