Named “The Worst Movie Of The Year” by the New York Post and with an unbelievable 11% approval rating, how bad is this el duddo del duddo. Well, any movie that stars the blankest slate of an actor Ryan Reynolds, who can’t even act with his chin, in a mash up of “Ghost” and “Men In Black” can’t be aaaalllllllll bad, can it? Well, at least it gives Ryan the opportunity to match the Green Lantern.
Reynolds plays a dirty cop who wants to return the gold he and partner Kevin Bacon stole, Kevin has other ideas and shoots Ryan dead and off the cop goes to choose between judgement or joining the “R.I.P.D.” -a heavenly police force who bring back wayward bad spirits from earth to face hell, obliteration or worse a She & Him concert.
Ryan and partner Jeff Bridges return to earth and go about the business of saving the world as the dead baddies try and build a porthole to rain the dead down on earth. Wait a second, wasn’t that Ghostbusters 2?
So here is what “RIPD” has going for it.
1. It is only 97 minutes long
2. They’ve finally found a way to use Mike Myers Fat Bastard costume
3. Reynolds wife is hot.
4. No actual excitement so you won’t miss anything when you go to refill your popcorn.
5. AIR CONDITIONING!!!
6. When Bridges and Reynold return to earth they look like a gorgeous blonde chick and a middle aged Chinaman respectively. The blonde is gorgeous and a chick.
Music? In an amusing aside, Steely Dan plays nonstop in the R.I.P.D. HQ. Oh, and in a less amusing aside Jeff Bridgres (remember that terrible album he released last year) sings “Better Man” after finding out he and Ryan have been fired. And no, not the Pearl Jam version.
1. Hey Nineteen Performed by Steely Dan
2. Konichiwa Bitches – Trentemøller Remix Performed by Robyn
3. Let’s Get It On Performed by Marvin Gaye
4. Try It Again Performed by The Hives
5. The Better Man Performed by Jeff Bridges
Movie: C-
Music: B-