Righteous Kill (2008)

At some point, director Jon Avnet must have thought that 2008 was going to be his year. He had worked with Al Pacino twice, and one of those times ol' Bobby DeNiro even showed up to lend a hand as well. After what was to be the triumph of 88 Minutes, his follow-up film, Righteous Kill, would cement Avnet as a serious director who knows how to handle great talent. Cinema buffs would celebrate the thrilling reunion between two actors who hadn't collaborated since 1995.

But instead of Heat 2: Even Hotter, Avnet's Righteous Kill turned out more like 89 Minutes: Not Another Minute. The only good thing one can find to say about this muddy cop thriller is that it wasn't Jon Avnet's worst movie starring Al Pacino, because 88 Minutes is much, much worse. And exponentially more hilarious.