I'm surprised by the number of reviewers stating that this movie is on their Top 10 list; I thought it was an adequate story though it tried really hard to over play the will she/won't she angst of Michelle Pfeiffer's character. For Pacino, this was not in the Michael Corleone league, but his performance was generally up for the task. For a while there I thought Nick's (Hector Elizondo) daughter Pookie was going to have a larger role to play but I can't even find her name in the credits. Too bad, I thought there was something going on there.
Usually in older films (and this one's not that old) I find myself making a mental note of things like the cost of merchandise relative to today's prices, so it was a bit of reverse shock to see Frankie (Pfeiffer) anxiously eyeing a VCR machine at the sale price of $199. If you can even find one today, it would be outdone by a DVD player for about thirty bucks. Just goes to show you how the advance of technology has made life better over time.
My main disappointment with the film is that they never played the song 'Frankie and Johnny'. Granted, it might have been a downer since after all, Frankie pulled out that forty-four and plugged Johnny with it. But it doesn't sound all that bad when Sam Cooke tells the story.
Usually in older films (and this one's not that old) I find myself making a mental note of things like the cost of merchandise relative to today's prices, so it was a bit of reverse shock to see Frankie (Pfeiffer) anxiously eyeing a VCR machine at the sale price of $199. If you can even find one today, it would be outdone by a DVD player for about thirty bucks. Just goes to show you how the advance of technology has made life better over time.
My main disappointment with the film is that they never played the song 'Frankie and Johnny'. Granted, it might have been a downer since after all, Frankie pulled out that forty-four and plugged Johnny with it. But it doesn't sound all that bad when Sam Cooke tells the story.