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A Masterpiece!

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

We see two ex-criminals coming to terms with the past after one of them has been released from prison, leading to a final stand against another criminal. The two male main characters are somewhat one-dimensional and only bearable because they are enacted by experienced and charismatic actors. All other characters are as complex as the teletubbies- lots of beautiful women, but don't mind their names, they are just decoration for Pacino and Walken- not to mention the most ridiculous plot twists: A woman, after having been violated by a horde of criminals and kept in the trunk of a car, enjoys a happy breakfast among our friendly criminals before getting back on the perps-- in perfect style, of course. The young female owner of a brothel is talked into sex with a senior who dies the same night from senile decay, and has of course the time of her live. Another women just learns that her father is dead and agrees smiling to an unofficial and spontaneous funeral. Walken's grandchild needs exactly 30 minutes to relate to her granddaddy and build the deepest possible relationship. The list goes own, you get the idea. This flick is just a waste of time.

Before I wrote this, I checked out some of the other reviews and, based on what I read, you're probably not going to agree with me. Apparently, from what I've seen, the majority of people who watched 'Stand Up Guys' really enjoyed it.I'm not saying that it wasn't an okay film, but, based on having two of the greatest actors in the leading roles, I thought it was going to be better than it was.Christopher Walken plays a hit-man who's charged with the task of 'offing' Al Pacino who has been released from prison after 28 years. The only trouble is... they're friends and so Walken takes Pacino on one last night of hell-raising.It's a good premise and it is at its best when it's sentimental. However, it was also billed as a 'comedy' and I didn't find that much to laugh at (primary some smutty jokes about the problems elderly men have between the sheets and that's about it).Pacino overacts and Walken underacts. And, no matter how great the actors are (and they are great!), the somewhat average script makes little more than an average movie.I didn't hate it. It passed an hour and a half. It's just I was expecting better, but, like I say, there are a lot of very positive 4 and 5 star reviews, so what do I know?

And acting like wild cowboys despite their advancing age. A misguided yarn that merely shows how low Al Pacino and Christopher Walken have sunk. I don't think there was even a script. I think they ad-libbed it all. Not hard to do for seasoned actors. After a few minutes, you realize it's not a serious movie, so you just let it play in the background while doing housework.Three old-timers who can no longer get it up without Viagra engage in juvenile antics, including stealing a car, engaging in a high-speed chase, visiting an escort service, and shooting up the place, while reminiscing about the past. The shooting only works because most of their targets stayed still enough for their arthritic fingers to slowly pull out their guns. Predictably, one of them croaks while at it. It is billed as a comedy, but if you crack a smile, it's not because the movie is even remotely believable. It is because of the incredulity of it all. It will appeal to you if you are now on social security and once dreamed of being a hot-shot in your youth but the only action you got was playing cops and robbers in the backyard with your kid brother, and in adulthood, you spent your entire career as a mailman. Just remember it was all a dream.

I'm sorry but this must be one of the best movies out there. I am writing the review too late; I watched it back when it was released and its been stuck in my mind since then. I just felt like reviewing this title but since its been 2 years, I couldn't remember the name of the movie, nor the names of any cast or anything (hell, I was seeing almost all of the actors for the first time back then). Believe me when I say I had to provide Mr. Google a ton of clues and bits that I remember for the movie for almost 2 hours before it could guess the exact name of the movie. Just for the record, I struck gold in the try where I gave these tags to google for guessing: Dodge Challenger, Surf n Turf, movie.Anyways, enough with the chit-chat. I watched this with my dad, and despite both of us being used to seeing only action movies, we absolutely loved it. Neither of us was able to figure out what exactly we loved in it, because it may seem like a slow movie to many without much action, and it actually is, but there was something (probably the direction?) which keeps you from yawning and more importantly, keeps you interested in the movie. Al Pacino was fabulous in his role. Walken was pretty much the only actor I was familiar with. But the bonding between them as friends and dealing with old age as ex-stick up kids was the main focus of the movie. I won't want to spoil the plot, but personally this a 10/10 from me. Definitely recommended.