Script OK but actors are great in fun flick

By Colin Covert
Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 01, 2013

~~<p>There's a comfortable class-reunion vibe to the gangland comedy "Stand Up Guys." Pretty much everyone in the entire acting company reprises roles they've played to perfection before.</p>
<p>You've got Christopher Walken spot-on as Doc, a laconic hit man. Here's Al Pacino gleefully desecrating his "Scarface" roles as Val, a cartoonish and more over-the-top-than-usual bank robber. Alan Arkin rounds out the crew as Hirsch, another grumblesome lion in winter, this time a retired getaway driver on one final fling.</p>
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<td><strong>‘STAND UP GUYS’</strong><br />
<strong>Rated</strong>: R<br />
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There's a comfortable class-reunion vibe to the gangland comedy "Stand Up Guys." Pretty much everyone in the entire acting company reprises roles they've played to perfection before.

You've got Christopher Walken spot-on as Doc, a laconic hit man. Here's Al Pacino gleefully desecrating his "Scarface" roles as Val, a cartoonish and more over-the-top-than-usual bank robber. Alan Arkin rounds out the crew as Hirsch, another grumblesome lion in winter, this time a retired getaway driver on one final fling. ‘STAND UP GUYS’ Rated: R Opens today Login for more...