When is grandpa finally going to die?

xrellerx

This movie made me think of - the much better - King of the Hill where we see the direct environment of a rather poor kid.  I don't know how they got Al Pacino for this very mediocre (almost bad) mellow movie about a kid who would do anything for a dime to go to the movies.  The plot is about the relationship between the dying grandfather Pacino and the young kid during the depression.  The last one was not convincing throughout the movie, but Pacino's acting was again outstanding.  The make-up  "tried" to make him look like an old grandpa, but it's his acting that makes him look like he was really suffering and could die every second of the movie.  From the moment the movie starts i was waiting for the moment he dies and whispers his last words to his grandson.  There are original parts in the story, but not enough.  This is a movie for Pacino fans and younger kids.  A last positive thing: no matter how mellow a movie is, if it contains a story, you can learn from it!

score /10

xrellerx 20 June 2001

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw0373687/