It is quite rare you see Al Pacino in a film that doesn't involve crime or drugs, and this was the second time he and Michelle Pfeiffer had worked with each other, 8 years since Scarface, and from director Garry Marshall (Beaches, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride). Anyway, basically Johnny (Pacino) has just been released from prison, and after a while he gets a job in a Greek family's restaurant. There he meets waitress Frankie (Golden Globe nominated Pfeiffer), a woman who looks like she isn't happy with all her life. It takes a little while before she agrees to go on a date with him, but after a while it is clear that they are destined to be together. There is a point where Frankie feels lost in her monotony, and I think something to do with Johnny married, or just him unable to convince her of his feelings, but the ending where both of them listen to the radio, while both of them are brushing their teeth, to hear the song "Frankie & Johnny" (Johnny mentioned the coincidence), and she eventually gives in and the film ends happily. Also starring Hector Elizondo as Nick, Nathan Lane as Tim, BAFTA nominated Kate Nelligan as Cora, Jane Morris as Nedda, Greg Lewis as Tino, Al Fann as Luther, Glenn Plummer as Peter, Sean O'Bryan as Bobby, Fernando López as Jorge, Ele Keats as Artemis, Phil Leeds as Mr. DeLeon, K Callan as Frankie's Mother and Shannon Wilcox as Christine the Hooker. A nice romantic drama, with tiny giggles (probably not intentional) thrown in. Very good!
Review of Frankie and Johnny
