Stand Up Guys

Fisher Stevens' Stand Up Guys (US, 2013) - Veering between buddy movie and action-thriller, "Stand Up Guys" is a mildly raunchy, modestly entertaining geriatric comedy starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin as retired gangsters who reunite for one last night on the town. Relying too heavily on jokes of the old-habits-die-hard and they-don't-make-'em-like-they-used-to sort while incorporating conventions from and sendups of countless other pics, director Fisher Stevens' talky, tongue-in-cheek feature is most likable when the main characters are simply playing off each other. Lionsgate's January release will skew toward older auds and likely post its best numbers in ancillary. 2013PALM. RATING: 6