R.I.P.D.

It plays better than it reviews — the watch lands harder than the write-ups suggest.

• “Thank heavens — or at least the “Department of Eternal Affairs” — for Jeff Bridges, whose hilariously free-associative performance as a 19th-century frontier marshal-turned-21st-century undead lawman is like an adrenaline shot to the heart of R.I.P.D.”

  Scott Foundas, Variety · 60

• “While he's (Bridges) having more fun than anyone in the audience is likely to be having, it's such a rip-snorting go-for-broke performance that it almost makes R.I.P.D. worth the price of admission. Almost.”

  Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly · 58

• “A film that grows less compelling and original by the minute, R.I.P.D. serves due notice that the mismatched-buddy-cop movie is wearing out its welcome all over again.”

  Nathan Rabin, The Dissolve · 50

• “Nothing short of wiping their memories with a real-life neuralizer is going to convince moviegoers that the supernatural buddy-cop comedy R.I.P.D. is anything more than a thinly disguised "Men In Black" ripoff.”

  A.A. Dowd , The A.V. Club · 50

• “Confusing and uninspired rather than completely inept, it’s still likely to be swiftly struck from the résumés of all involved.”

  Olly Richards, Empire · 40