R.I.P.D.

To protect and serve the living


R.I.P.D.
Based on a comic book series, this unfortunate film has been compared to Men in Black, coming off second best. The aliens have been swapped for dead people, but the general plotline is pretty similar. After dying on the job, a young cop gets sent back to Earth as a member of the Rest In Peace Department to protect and serve the living from an increasingly destructive array of souls who refuse to move peacefully to the other side. He has a partner to show him the ropes: a veteran sheriff who has spent his career in this legendary police force. When they uncover a plot that could end life as we know it, two of R.I.P.D.'s finest must miraculously restore the cosmic balance... or watch the tunnel to the afterlife begin sending angry souls the very wrong way. This film is releasing in both 2D and 3D, this is the 2D version.

90 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Language, Violence).
Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

More bullets than you
More bullets than you'd expect.

Credits

Cast
Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louse Parker, Stephanie Szostak
Director
Robert Schwentke
ScreenplayPhil Hay, Matt Manfredi, David Dobkin
MusicChristophe Beck
CinematographyAlwin H. Kuchler
EditingMark Helfrich
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2013
Produced byUniversal Pictures, Original Film, Dark Horse Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreAction
LanguageMild to moderate impact
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceMild to moderate impact
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsA story about a cop who died and came back to assigned to protect the living. The cop acts as a member of the Rest in Peace Department (R.I.P.D.). His job is to track down the deados and bring them back to judgement. The cop also has to deal with his widowed wife who sees him as an old Chinese guy.
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated PG-13 for violence, sci-fi/fantasy action, some sensuality, and language including sex references
Runtime96
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
3
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
2
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
5
Frightening / Tense Scenes
3
Jump Scenes
4
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
5
Music (Inappropriate)
1
Topics to talk about
3


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconEven Bridges can't save formulaic flop.
5
Die Burger
Rozanne Els quote iconNie eens genotvolle Bridges can hier red.
5
ReelViews
James Berardinelli quote iconIn R.I.P.D., we have a legitimate train wreck of a motion picture: a film that doesn't work on any level. It's not funny. It's not exciting. It's not engaging. It's a waste of time and money. Having seen it, I can understand why it was hidden from critics. The disappointment is that it wasn't hidden from everyone else as well.
8
ScreenIt
T. Durgin quote iconFor a studio dump job (a late July release with no critics' screenings), this was better than I thought it would be. But it's nothing you should pay full price for.
9
Metacritic.com
27 critics
5
Rottentomatoes critics
88 critics
7
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconIt has its moments -- most of them courtesy of Jeff Bridges' rootin' tootin' performance as an undead Wild West sheriff -- but R.I.P.D. is ultimately too dim-witted and formulaic to satisfy.
3
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
8

What the People say

Internet
22492 Netizens
11

Average .. 34%

7

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