It's amazing what some people find entertaining nowadays,and no doubt RIPD is meant as a harmless summer action/comedy flick.
I didn't mind that many were comparing it to "Men In Black" because R.I.P.D. is based on a successful comic, and I put MIB3 in my top 25 of 2012. This film borrows a bit TOO much from the MIB series. Not just the 'feel' and the 'look' which I guess can be over-looked because the subject matter is so similar, but when you start ripping off the music and the entire set-up to-boot, it becomes a bit much.
Jeff Bridges steals this show, as expected, but Kevin Bacon and Ryan Reynolds(who I usually dig) both fall flat because the flat script gives them nothing to work with. Bacons villain is anything but scary, and Reynolds lead is anything but funny.
The 'alternate identity' idea isn't handled very well either. WHile it does provide some of the lighter moments in the film - it's not given enough screen time. For the most part, we don't even think about the fact that they're in different bodies.
This is perhaps a touch better than MIB2, but it's not as good as MIB, and not nearly as good as MIB3.
I chuckled a few times during the set-up, but the biggest disappointments here are the way the funny lines disappear half-way through the film, and how the film feels shamelessly rushed. One minute I'm just getting into the characters - the next minute they're wrapping-up the climax in 2 minutes. I'm not kidding. THe final apocalyptic scene is about 2 minutes and 30 seconds long, and it's terrible.
The film touches on some good points like 'how long they'll be doing this', 'the alternate identity thing', and 'the whole plot which is stupid but works', but somehow it doesn't spend enough time on any of those three ideas. The whole thing is terribly rushed. There isn't enough chemistry between our leads. And, again, the ending feels like it's shot in fast-forward.
I'm at a loss here on all the positive reviews. I guess we've all lowered our standards a bit - especially for summer blockbusters.
I'm dumbfounded that this film spent 130 million, but not surprised it lost 100 million.
See it for Bridges if you like, and Mary Louise Parker is fun here too, but overall this film is scored pretty accurately on IMDb, if not a bit high imo. 49/100
I didn't mind that many were comparing it to "Men In Black" because R.I.P.D. is based on a successful comic, and I put MIB3 in my top 25 of 2012. This film borrows a bit TOO much from the MIB series. Not just the 'feel' and the 'look' which I guess can be over-looked because the subject matter is so similar, but when you start ripping off the music and the entire set-up to-boot, it becomes a bit much.
Jeff Bridges steals this show, as expected, but Kevin Bacon and Ryan Reynolds(who I usually dig) both fall flat because the flat script gives them nothing to work with. Bacons villain is anything but scary, and Reynolds lead is anything but funny.
The 'alternate identity' idea isn't handled very well either. WHile it does provide some of the lighter moments in the film - it's not given enough screen time. For the most part, we don't even think about the fact that they're in different bodies.
This is perhaps a touch better than MIB2, but it's not as good as MIB, and not nearly as good as MIB3.
I chuckled a few times during the set-up, but the biggest disappointments here are the way the funny lines disappear half-way through the film, and how the film feels shamelessly rushed. One minute I'm just getting into the characters - the next minute they're wrapping-up the climax in 2 minutes. I'm not kidding. THe final apocalyptic scene is about 2 minutes and 30 seconds long, and it's terrible.
The film touches on some good points like 'how long they'll be doing this', 'the alternate identity thing', and 'the whole plot which is stupid but works', but somehow it doesn't spend enough time on any of those three ideas. The whole thing is terribly rushed. There isn't enough chemistry between our leads. And, again, the ending feels like it's shot in fast-forward.
I'm at a loss here on all the positive reviews. I guess we've all lowered our standards a bit - especially for summer blockbusters.
I'm dumbfounded that this film spent 130 million, but not surprised it lost 100 million.
See it for Bridges if you like, and Mary Louise Parker is fun here too, but overall this film is scored pretty accurately on IMDb, if not a bit high imo. 49/100