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Summary: An outstanding love story
Review: I am slow to getting around to seeing this film. Surprisingly, this turned out to be one of my favorite movies. One review said that Michelle Pfeiffer was miscast. I totally disagree; she was perfect for the part. I have never been a big fan of hers, but I have now changed my mind. Her facial expressions showing her ambivalence toward Al Pacino were terrific. You could feel what Frankie felt in her embittered yet lonely situation. Her character was totally believable. I can't think of any actress who could play this part better. I thought that Al's character as the persistent ex-con with a heart of gold was slightly less realistic.
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Summary: Ovelooked
Review: "Frankie and Johnny" is the best movie if you like to see couples end up together in the end. I love how he tries really hard to make it work with her! :)
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Summary: Miscast and Compromised it still has charm and appeal.
Review: 1991's Frankie and Johnny is not a sugary sweet formula romantic comedy. Unfortunately it is not a particularly realistic or believable slice of life romantic drama either. How could it be with stars like Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer directed by Garry Marshall? Many will like the film quite a bit because there are some scenes that work and the stars are either much better than you expect (Pfeiffer) or simply exude the charm and charisma you want from them (Pacino). The supporting characters seem to be from another film or t.v. sit-com and all of it is 100 percent predictable, but the film is not difficult at all to sit through. Part of the blame is director Garry Marshall who worked so long in television (Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley) he probably really believes he could pull this off as a feature film. He doesn't let the film become overly up beat and sickeningly sweet, but he refuses to ever put any real doubt in our minds that it won't have a happy ending either. Marshall just can't help
dousing everything with an un-real fairy dust...like in 'A Pretty Woman' or the recent 'Princess Diaries'. Those were supposed to be fantasy films however,Frankie and Johnny was originally something grittier and more realistic. It was originally a harder edged two-character stage play that starred Kathy Bates and F. Murray Abraham. Al Pacino plays Johnny who's actually a really decent and nice guy even though he's just gotten out of prison. Johnny gets a job as a short cook at the same diner where Frankie works. Frankie refuses to open up, Johnny needs to love and be loved by someone desperately. Johnny decides that Frankie is the one he needs and it's destiny that has put them together like this. Johnny's infatuation with Frankie doesn't seem like a stretch at all....I mean she almost looks like Michelle Pfeiffer. Johnny comes across somewhat like a scary stalker as much as an obsessed lover. So despite everyone's best effort the entire film feels like a corny Hollywood romance. The film however is written to be the opposite of a cornball Hollywood romance. I hate to say that the biggest fault of the movie is the fact that Pfeiffer is too damned good looking to play the part... but it's the truth. I hate to say that because Pfeiffer is actually better in the film then Pacino is. Pacino falls back several times on the type of please the crowd surliness and schtick that the film is trying to convince us it's above. Pfeiffer on the other hand buries herself in playing her character so completely she almost makes us believe she has got to be a rather plain looking woman. The DVD present the film very nicely but gives you no extras. 3 and a half stars. Christopher Jarmick, is the author of The Glass Cocoon with Serena F. Holder a critically acclaimed, steamy suspense thriller.
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Summary: a must have romantic movie
Review: After renting this movie several times I finally bought it to save money. I think watching the 1st time is when I fell in love with Michelle Pfeiffer. Al Pacino is quite humorous & amorous as Frankie with M.P. as Johnny. If you like romantic movies with humorous & serious scenes, I recommend this. The soundtrack is good too.
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Summary: A Must-see movie with Passion and Romance!
Review: Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer have wonderful chemistry! Pacino plays Johnny, an ex con who just happens to have gotten out of jail. Pfeiffer plays Frankie, a waitress with a really bad romantic history. Johnny meets Frankie when he applies for the short-order cook position at the diner, owned and run by Hector Elizondo's character. Instantly, he has a crush on her but Frankie rebuffs his advances. The two have remarkable chemistry...and there are some funny scenes that will make you laugh as well.
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Summary: all al pacinos movies
Review: al pocinos movies ,godfather 1 2 3
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Summary: A great romantic story.
Review: Both Michelle Pheiffer and Al Pacino are, as always, wonderful. Their acting is understated which fits the mood of this movie perfectly. Beautiful photographed, it deserves to be screen in widescreen. The Debussy classic, Clair de lune, couldn't be put to better use. It surprises me that this movie didn't receive more attention. For ourselves, we are waiting for its release on DVD (hopefully).
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Summary: Not Perfect
Review: Frankie and Johnny is not your average romantic comedy. Al Pacino plays a short-order cook who attempts to win the heart of a woman (Michelle Pfeiffer) who desperately wants to remain distant after a troubled past. Unlike many romantic comedies of this nature, Frankie and Johnny strays away from the formulaic guy meets girl, guy wins girl, guy screws up, and guy wins girl again. Instead, Pacino's character spends the entire movie trying to knock down the walls that Pfeiffer's charcter has built around herself. When he finally does, the movie ends with a final scene that leaves us wondering about their future. This movie ranks ahead of all other trite romantic comedies because of a superb supporting cast and the fresh chemistry that Pacino and Pfeiffer bring to the screen.
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Summary: Frankie and Johnny
Review: Frankie and Johnny was, well, different. When one begins the film, one first thinks that Frankie and Johnny will be a formula love story. Well it is in some sense, but is also is not. Frankie and Johnny is much more complex than it first appears to be. Frankie, having gone through an abusive relationship, must overcome her fear of an intimate relationship. Johnny on the other hand, must overcome his problem with lonliness. Through cooking, Johnny has found a start out of his dilemma. His goal in this movie, is to help Frankie find her own start. We can see Johnny's influence on Frankie, in how she encourages him to see his children who he has not seen in three years. It is how Frankie and Johnny find their "start" which makes Frankie and Johnny a successfull movie.
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Summary: ...for any woman who has given up on romance
Review: I believe any woman who have every been so fed up with dating that they would rather be a spinster will love this movie. Even though Frankie is very much a working class girl, her persona is one that goes beyond social barriers. For every girl who has dated the wrong man, or gone on too many bad dates, this ones for you.
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