Quite a bore and overrated

Rating: 7/10 (7 October 2014)

I watched this movie twice now. First a couple of years after its release and again last night. I did not remember much of the plot or character from the my first viewing which is not a good sign. I am a fan of Al Pacino and De Niro, but what a waste of talent. Al Pacino first, well he is Al Pacino playing a cop. You don't see a cop you see Al Pacino, no creativity and no effort in making the character more subtle. De Niro is quite better playing it it cool and professional with a little bit of nostalgia in his eyes, but he cannot save the movie.
I could not care about the other characters in the movie. Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Ashley Judd and Tom Sizemore are usually good, but their character development was quite weak. Although the movie is pretty long, it seems that each scene was missing the point and at the end we do not feel any sympathy for any of the crew members, except De Niro. What about Dennis Haybert character, what the point ? Why adding a side story for a few minutes of interaction ?
I haven't seen the original, but it seems that it is the problem of adapting the story and trying to fit everything in it, but missing important links.
I put a five because of the cinematography and for the action scene that show LA from a different angle.
But again, Al Pacino and De Niro in a movie and that all what we get, sad....