Directed by: Martin Brest
Cast: Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell
Running Time: 156 minutes
Charlie Simms, a
student at a New England preparatory school, gets a temporary job to assist Frank
Slade, a retired army lieutenant colonel who is now a blind man. The old man
and the young one go on an adventure, over Thanksgiving weekend, that will
change both of their lives.
The quality of this film rests in large part on Al Pacino’s performance. What a performance that was. He is so convincing as the former lieutenant colonel left locked into his blindness. Chris O’Donnell was also very good as the naïve young man with a lot to learn about life. It was also a treat to see a young Philip Seymour Hoffman at work. He was already very good.
This film was largely criticized for being too long, but the length was right to me. There was story to tell. Yes, it was over-the-top at times, but I was hooked and never looked at my watch once.
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