Plot
A pair of aging con men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment -- to kill his comrade.

Release Year: 2012

Rating: 6.6/10 (2,462 voted)

Critic's Score: 41/100

Director: Fisher Stevens

Stars: Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, Christopher Walken

Storyline
A pair of aging con men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment -- to kill his comrade.

Cast:
Al Pacino - Val
Christopher Walken - Doc
Alan Arkin - Hirsch
Julianna Margulies - Nina Hirsch
Mark Margolis - Claphands
Lucy Punch - Wendy
Addison Timlin - Alex
Vanessa Ferlito - Sylvia
Katheryn Winnick - Oxana
Bill Burr - Larry
Craig Sheffer - Jargoniew #1
Yorgo Constantine - Paul
Weronika Rosati - Irena
Courtney Galiano - Lisa
Lauriane Gilliéron - Allison

Taglines: They don't make 'em like they used to.

Details

Official Website: Official site |

Release Date: 1 February 2013

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Bon Jovi will contribute two songs to the soundtrack.

User Review

You Gotta Love Pacino and Walken Together

Rating: 10/10

"Stand Up Guys" is a reunion of elderly gangsters. Alan Arkin, Al Pacino and Christopher Walken are in their twilight years, after long careers as mobsters. This Noah Haidle scripted black comedy is a treat for the ears, as these New York wise guys reminisce about the past. The soundtrack of blues greats and Jon Bon Jovi songs is perfectly on point.

Impressions of Walken are fun, but Walken himself does the best Walken. You crave more lines from him. Pacino is at his best here, and great Pacino? Forget about it.

After serving 28 years in prison, Pacino is released. His best friend, played by Walken, picks him up in a car that was probably new when Pacino began his sentence. Walken takes his friend out for one last night of partying before Walken must kill him to fulfill a contact put out by the mob boss.

Walken and Pacino rescue Alan Arkin from a rest home, where he is fading away. Arkin is resurrected to be the wheel man to drive a stolen car on their last night out. Along the way, they meet a variety of quirky and interesting people.

Understated, extremely fine acting make this one of the best films of Walken's or Pacino's careers. Seeing them together is like savoring the finest of fine wine. See it.

Great script, great acting, great music. What else do you need?

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