Review of Stand Up Guys (2012) by Meritcoba — 26 Apr 2016

Old actors never die, I guess. Walken and Pacino play two old dishrevelled criminals at the end of their lives. Their careers in crime did not garner them much in the end, it got Pacino 28 years in prison and Walken a crummy small apartment with cable television as its prime assets. Walken picks up Pacino from prison upon his release, but friendship isn't the sole motiv.

There isn't much conveyd in the movie. There are a few knots to untie and perhaps the most touching is the relation between Walken and his granddaughter, which is the only part in the story I liked. Otherwise the story is a dud that fails to explore such things as their lives of crime and what it got them but prefers to opt for silly scenes in which the oldsters take on thugs three time their numbers and at least hakf their age,These were gangsters we are told, but nice ones for they even help out old women cross the street.. So they help out a pretty lassie who has been maltreated by the gang that put her in the trunk of the car Pacino and Walken stole.

The only reason to watch this movie would be to see two old seasoned actors of name have a last go at it. It isn't On golden pond material really and mostly tacky because the script just doesn't provide them with anything to work with. it is nothing to remember these actors from.