On Release Now - Righteous Kill tells the story of two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?

"Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun"

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino together?  For the first time since the brilliant 1995's "Heat," the two have leading roles in the same film, and their presence has allowed Righteous Kill to build a substantial amount of media hysteria.

When rapists, phaedophiles, murderers, and drug barons ride easily over the legal system, are people justifed in becoming vigilantes?  The explores this subject of vigilante killers with a slight twist. In this film the killer is a policeman.

The film begins with Detective Turk played by De Niro confessing to killing 14 people during his time in NYPD homicide. He trys to explain why the  justice system originally started and provoked his gradual spiral into mental imbalance . He says began a long time ago after watching a child-killer walk away unpunished. Detective Turk then  framed him using planted evidence for a different crime. Now, justice had been meted out for the victim. His long-time partner, Rooster played by Al Pacino knew about his actions, but didn't stand in his way or say anything.

He targets only the city's scumbags Clint Eastwood popularised this defintion). Pimps. A phaedophile priest. Leaders of drug gangs. Shooting from close range leaving behind no evidence except only short verses of poetry that explain the why the victim was slain. The killing continues but eventually his police department become suspicious.

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Righteous Kill