R.I.P.D. (2013)

Overview
"R.I.P.D". or "Rest in Peace Department" is a 2013 American science fiction action-comedy movie directed by Robert Schwentke and based upon a comic book series by Peter M. Lenkov. It starred Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, and Stephanie Szostak. Its plot revolves around the story of two just recently deceased law enforcement officer who work for the Rest in Peace Department, a celestial police force that fights spirits not yet ready to depart the Earth.

Plot
Two detectives, Boston Police Department officers Nick Walker and Bobby Hayes, discover a chest full of gold while on task. Hayes suggests they take the gold and disappear, while Walker is more unwilling. However, he concurs, however after seeing the love of his life, Julia, he chooses to return his share. The disagreement between the two escalates, which results in a deadly shootout where Walker is killed by Hayes.

Walker wakes up in the office of Proctor, head of the Rest in Peace Department (R.I.P.D.). She appoints him to be the partner of Roycephus "Roy" Pulsipher, a cowboy-like dead U.S. Marshal from the 1800s. Their objective is to record "Deados", spirits masquerading as human beings. These Deados are trying to prevent last judgment by living amongst the living. On Earth, each R.I.P.D. officer's appearance and voice are disguised to keep their identities safe. They hunt and capture deados utilizing special bullets and a device called a soul-killer.

Dispute
Back on Earth, Walker recognizes his death is more complicated than he initially thought, and it is tied to the gold he and Hayes had actually discovered. When they catch a deado with pieces of the gold, appropriately called "gold of Jericho", they discovered of a strategy to reverse the tunnel that souls utilize to reach the afterlife, potentially causing apocalyptic circumstances. It becomes clear that Hayes, now a deado, is putting together the pieces of the personnel of Jericho, an ancient artifact that can reverse the circulation of souls.

Resolution
In the movie's climax, Walker and Pulsipher confront Hayes and his gang in a fight that leads to a website to the afterlife opened onto Boston. Even though Hayes kills Pulsipher, the portal pulls him into the afterlife while Walker manages to destroy the personnel of Jericho, closing the website and reviving Pulsipher.

Conclusion
After closure, Proctor supplies Walker the chance to avenge his death or return to life. Loving Julia, he selects the latter however is tricked by Proctor. He and Pulsipher are returned to Earth as R.I.P.D. partners to continue their service to the afterlife, keeping the world safe from deados.

Vital Reception
"R.I.P.D". gotten normally unfavorable reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office. Nevertheless, the onscreen pairing of Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges was viewed as an emphasize by some who appreciated the duo's comedic chemistry. Overall, the film was critiqued for its absence of originality and its heavy dependence on digital results. Critics often compared it less favorably with "Men in Black", with which it shares a number of thematic resemblances.

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