R.I.P.D.

When we die, it's heaven or hell...right? Not in this action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary Louise-Parker, and Kevin Bacon.

R.I.P.D. follows Nick, a recently deceased cop who partners with a 19th century lawman to bring in dead souls avoiding judgement and stumble into a sinister plot to overthrow the afterlife.

As far as acting goes, this movie felt mostly like a comedy; but a decent comedy. Delivery of lines was well done by the entire cast, and the cast definitely had a great screen chemistry. Reynolds and Bridges each have their moments...but the hands down best lines go to Parker.

Cinematics in the movie were pretty good. Colors were where you would expect to see them and shots looked good. The digital animation is what made me question this movie. The animation of the dead creatures is on the fence. The creatures themselves didn't bother me, but the animation itself looked as if it wasn't a smooth as it should be...it was too obviously animation and looked like more time could have been spent into it.

The writing was pretty good too. There is more than a couple movies and shows that have been made about 'Paranormal Police Departments', but this still takes a pretty unique look and approach to it.

Final Judgement

It's not amazing, but certainly not a bad movie either. The characters are witty, the plot is interesting,, and the feel of the movie is pretty genuine. I would say this is worth going to a matinee showing, don't commit a date night to it though.

Score:

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆