The main reason why I watched this movie was because Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer were in it. Nothing could go wrong with these two actors in it, this would be a masterpiece like I had never seen before, no? Well, no. I'm not saying it is a bad movie, but it just wasn't as great as I hoped it would be.
It tells the story of Johnny (Al Pacino), a lonely middle-aged man who just got out of prison and who gets a job as a cook in a restaurant owned by a Greek family. In this restaurant he meets Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer), who's a waitress in the restaurant. She is a bit of a loner who doesn't seem like she needs a man in her life. But that's not what Johnny thinks. He has fallen in love with her head over heels and he won't take no for an answer. He'll keep asking her out until she finally admits...
As I said, this isn't a bad movie, but it just didn't always convince me of its quality. Somehow I missed something in this movie or perhaps it was the fact that Johnny worked on my nerves with his eternal begging for a moment of Frankie's attention. Anyway, the performances were OK, but the story could have been a lot better (although I liked the surprising ending). I give this movie a 7/10. It's worth a watch, but it isn't great cinema.
It tells the story of Johnny (Al Pacino), a lonely middle-aged man who just got out of prison and who gets a job as a cook in a restaurant owned by a Greek family. In this restaurant he meets Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer), who's a waitress in the restaurant. She is a bit of a loner who doesn't seem like she needs a man in her life. But that's not what Johnny thinks. He has fallen in love with her head over heels and he won't take no for an answer. He'll keep asking her out until she finally admits...
As I said, this isn't a bad movie, but it just didn't always convince me of its quality. Somehow I missed something in this movie or perhaps it was the fact that Johnny worked on my nerves with his eternal begging for a moment of Frankie's attention. Anyway, the performances were OK, but the story could have been a lot better (although I liked the surprising ending). I give this movie a 7/10. It's worth a watch, but it isn't great cinema.