Having Walken and Pacino together in a gangster movie is sort of a throwback to Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster's turn at this...but they at least had an original and amusing plot with which to work.
Stand Up Guys is a letdown in that we are suppose to buy that two old pals who also happen to be old gangsters will allow one to kill the other on orders from their old boss...and Pacino the sacrifice will go calmly to his end. Of course, at the end of the film they get some balls, which they had all along, and go on the attack.
The film would have been better had they developed a plan for their revenge against the boss and then carried it through. Instead most of the film is just a nostalgic joyride through the night with their other close friend Alan Arkin.
Two bright spots were highlighting the talents of Judy Punch and the adorable Addison Timlin.
Stand Up Guys is a letdown in that we are suppose to buy that two old pals who also happen to be old gangsters will allow one to kill the other on orders from their old boss...and Pacino the sacrifice will go calmly to his end. Of course, at the end of the film they get some balls, which they had all along, and go on the attack.
The film would have been better had they developed a plan for their revenge against the boss and then carried it through. Instead most of the film is just a nostalgic joyride through the night with their other close friend Alan Arkin.
Two bright spots were highlighting the talents of Judy Punch and the adorable Addison Timlin.