Honestly, when Reynolds' and Bridges' charismas bond, some pretty solid chemistry is built, and while that isn't enough to save this effort, even when backed by highlights in style and entertainment value, the worthy dynamics of the leads and other genuine strengths reflect what the final product might have been: a genuinely decent opus. This film is so messy in so many places that it would have even slipped into laziness in the acting department if this cast wasn't so respectable and talented, thus, if nothing else is consistently about as inspired as it can be, it is the performances, at least those by our leads, with Ryan Reynolds capturing the confusion of a man gradually growing used to his new life as a dead man, while Jeff Bridges just plain steals the show, as usual, pumping a boisterous charisma to the brim, until you end up with a delightful lead who is more memorable than the film itself.
Needless to say, entertainment value is very limited, as the film is just so blasted mediocre and lazily done, partly because the frantic pacing wears down on you after a while, yet there are offscreen highlights in storytelling that I have to commend through my teeth before I can boast about the onscreen highlights that, quite frankly, are about as strong as I was expecting. As far as storytelling is concerned, this film is a borderline disaster, but it's not as colossal of a failure as some are saying, as there are indeed highlights, even within a sloppy script by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi that has more than a few funny moments and cool set pieces, while Robert Schwentke's utilizes style and some tight areas in storytelling to keep pacing brisk enough to entertain, maybe through and through. The action is often frantic, and is consistently conventional in staging, which is still delightfully dynamic, with stylish momentum that may not carry that much of a sense of consequence, but highlights entertainment value established by the very storytellers who cannot prevent mediocrity from piercing through the fun factor. The effects have their flawed moments, some of which are embarrassing, especially considering the substantial budget of $130 million, but when the effects convince, or at least work on their own level, while they don't stand out, they color things up with nifty concepts, particularly when lively action set pieces kick in. Forget an amalgamation of common Dark Horse Entertainment property themes, this is more like a combination of "Dylan Dog" and "Men in Black", in that it is that perfect fusion into mediocre that may not even be as decent as "Men in Black", but is at least not "Dylan Dog", and for a couple of reasons.
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As over-the-top as "300" got, even in the comics, you know that there was plenty of supernatural stuff going on, thus, we have further evidence that Dark Horse knows its silly properties, and how to make that silly stuff fun on the silver screen, you know, up to a point. Man, the Dark Horse company has always been kind of silly, and it's also been all about unconventional super-police and the supernatural, so this is actually about as definitive as anything Dark Horse Entertainment could have put out without having 300, polished Spartan warriors.
Okay, fine, it's a cute little acronym, but the fact of the matter is that this film clearly doesn't take itself as seriously as such other Dark Horse Entertainment efforts as "30 Days of Night" and. stands for "Rest in Peace Department", which does not address the fact that this is, in fact, some kind of a police department, leaving you to wonder why they don't just call this "R.I.P.P.D.", or, you know, just cut out the lame "Rest in Peace" pun altogether. Now, it's not that bad, folks, but it's still not that bright, and you need only to look at its title to figure that out, because R.I.P.D. Is it me, or does "R.I.P.D." carry a harsh rhythm that makes it sound like a rap group or something? Oh, you know they're bringing Ghostface Killah back in this film, and even if that is just a play on this film's lead's profession as supernatural justice-seekers, it still makes me scream, "No", it just doesn't help that this film is pretty mediocre.
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