It belies the star power of christopher walken and al pacino, who headline the film, playing greying gangsters with layers of grizzle. Stand up guys by fisher stevens al pacino, christopher. Val al pacino is released from prison after serving twentyeight years for. Al pacino spends a night on the town with fellow oscar winners christopher walken and alan arkin. People got em a job to do, they tend to live longer so they can do it.
Stand up guys w ith a little bit of chutzpah and a fistful of viagra, the tough guys of yesteryear can still come staggering back to make a decent movie. This is the last time we see pacino s character seconds before the ending credits roll. Stand up guys, starring al pacino, christopher walken. A pair of aging stickup men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys. Stand up guys is a 2012 american crime comedy film directed by fisher stevens and starring al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin. The film was released in north america on february 1, 20. Al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin in a tough but touching action. Al pacino was 71 in stand up guys when he played the character valentine val that was over 7 years ago in 20. Al pacino spends a night on the town with fellow oscar winners christopher walken and. Val al pacino is met at the prison gates by former partnerincrime doc christopher walken, who plans to.
After one of them gets paroled, three retired gangsters reunite and reminisce as another ponders his next job killing his old friend. Not having gotten around to watching stand up guys before now was a mistake on my behalf, especially given the three acting heavyweighters that stars in the movie. Stand up guys promises too much while securing al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin in the front row but delivers less than expected with its usual crimecomedy elements focusing on aging criminals and very few to say. At one point in fisher stevens charming comedy stand up guys, professional thief doc christopher walken looks on with amusement at the familiar sight of his old partners in crime tough guy val al pacino. Stand up guys largely wastes its talented cast in a resolutely mediocre. Stand up guy is an american phrase meaning a loyal and reliable friend. A puerto rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of n. This toughguy comedy follows the rambunctious reunion between three retired. Theyve all made plenty of great films in fact, you can check out our countdown of walkens best movies. In the end, stand up guys keeps almost none of its promises and succeeds only in dragging us along on a nightlong escapade with a bunch of people we dont really like. Near the beginning of stand up guys, two old men reunite outside a prison after 28 years apart. Thanks to al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin mostly just for being charismatic old pros who are fun to hang out with stand up guys is watchable, occasionally amusing, not altogether.
A pair of aging stickup men try to get the old gang back together. For me i find that when left to his own devices al pacino does. The notice of a screening came around, i read the names al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin, and it didnt matter in a way what the movie was about although it didnt hurt that it was a crime movie apart from any objective ranking of the actors, walken is a spice in any screenplay, and in stand up guys. The thing most people will take away from stand up guys is that it contains al pacino s best performance in years. Stand up guys promises too much while securing al pacino. After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster val al pacino reunites. Everything you need to know about stand up guys movie 20. Al pacinos best movies stand up guys has at least one thing going for it. Stand up guys is more of an actors class exercise than a film with each actor playing characters they have played before but as if given a signal to go for it. Stand up guys val 2012 jack and jill al pacino 2011 the son of no one detective charles stanford 2011. Val al pacino has been doing time for their last, botched heist.
Al pacino so awesome val in stand up guy 2012 film read more. Al pacino and christopher walken star in lifeless stand. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Stand up guys movie clip done and done 20 al pacino, christopher walken movie hd. With al pacino, christopher walken, alan arkin, julianna margulies. Seldom have i longed so desperately for the sun to rise, if only to hasten the coming of the closing credits. Al pacino, christopher walken and alan arkin will star in stand up guys, an action comedy being directed by fisher stevens, who won an oscar for producing the cove. For me i find that when left to his own devices al pacino does nothing but go too.
Dark comedies, crime movies, gangster movies, crime comedies. The al pacino dancing scene from stand up guys movie. Its been a long time since a movie wasted as much talent as stand up guys, a film. Val is released from prison after serving twentyeight years for refusing to give up.
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Stand up guys is a surprisingly good film, with great acting all around, but it does take some time to get into it. For me i find that when left to his own devices al pacino does nothing but go too far over the top, which he does, in my humble opinion, near the beginning of the film. When a hip crime thriller stars al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin, you can safely assume the filmmakers are not aiming for the youth market, and the soundtrack album to the movie stand up guys fittingly aims for a cool retro vibe, serving up. Thanks to al pacino, christopher walken, and alan arkin mostly just for being charismatic old pros who are fun to hang out with stand up guys is watchable, occasionally amusing, not. Stand up guys fisher stevens, al pacino, christopher. So if you dont think al pacino still has it in him, this is a. Watch stand up guys full movie online for free in hd. Today he is 80, and has starred in 68 movies in total, 12 since stand up guys was released how old do you think he looks in the movie. After serving 28 years in prison for refusing to give up information on one of his close criminal associates, val al pacino is released and picked up by his best. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing stand up guys near you. An expertly seasoned cast that includes alan arkin, christopher walken, and al pacino.