Because Everybody Else Has One

Late again, I know. Look out for a good ol' roundup soon, but for now, here's another disappointing effects movie. Also at Channel 24 . What it's about After being murdered by his partner, a dirty cop gets a second chance to make amends and take revenge as he joins the Rest In Peace Department, a post-mortem law enforcement agency tasked with stopping the dead from wreaking havoc on the living. What we thought R.I.P.D, the 674 th comic book movie to be released this year, looks, at the outset, to have plenty going for it. It has a good director, a cast that ranges from solid (Ryan Reynolds) to excellent (Jeff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker) and a really neat high-concept premise. Unfortunately, though it's nowhere near the turkey that most critics have deemed it to be, it squanders most of its promise, even as it constantly hints towards better movies and its own underlying potential. It's especially irritating that the film could so easily be bette...