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Audience Member Curious, but amazing to see Pacino in this role. A striking play, not fully adapted as a movie here, but performed with gusto. Definitely worth a look. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Much like Chinese Coffee this Pacino production is based on a play by Heathcote Williams about a couple of cockney londoners who ramble on about dog racing and how Pacino was swindled off by recommending a losing dog in the races. The story takes a sudden twist as they meet a certain film star in a pub subjecting him to motiveless beating. Pacino does not come out with flying colours with his cockney accent given the fact that this was made at around the same time as Scarface. The accent sounds completely strong and made up and the story is bland. The acting however is top notch but does little to help the overall story. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Very unusual. Pacino seems to be playing Harry H Corbett. His accent is off putting for the first five mins. But pretty soon you get dragged in. Its very odd. But not as bad as Al's accent. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed this quite a lot. First viewing hit me in a similar way as MIKEY AND NICKY. Dense dialogue that merely hints at the complexity of the relationship being built between these two characters. Looking forward to watching again to plum the depths. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A well acted and well shot film. This rare film is truly a triumphant high point in the acting career of Academy Award Winner Al Pacino (Scent of A Woman), his dark performance was truly riveting, as was Paul Guilfoyle (CSI:) The film at times seemed to be a tad confusing as to why these two men follow and violently beat this film star. After the film I realized it was out of their envy and Graham's (Pacino) celebrity obsession, to bring this man down to their level. The film ultimately shows the envious side of man and the dark side they conceal, a dark side in an unstable mind that of which is played to perfection by Pacino. On another note Pacino's British accent in this film was perfect and spot on, he truly became this character. Its a shame this film never received a wider release. Despite my slight confusion I give it a good review from the acting and the attack scene, I get the basic idea but I definitely require another viewing. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Wow! I really kind of liked this and don't have a good reason why. It's funny to see Al doing a cockney accent with the occasional burst of the Bronx thrown in, but he largely pulls it off I think, he's almost too good to be bad. What's weird about this short slice-of-life made via an one-act play is how unadorned by movie conventions it is and yet how oddly effective and engrossing it can be trying to figure out just what in the hell is the deal here. There's an obviously pissy and agitated Pacino and his icy, little-communicative friend played masterfully by Guilfoyle. I really loved the way they played it so naturally together, real pros. Anyways, it's a long short I think worth watching. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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