This was a movie I had never heard about until I saw it in the list of movies Christopher Walken has been in. A combination of my Christopher Walken Bias and seeing that Alan Arkin is in it too, made it so that this movie got onto my to-see list. I’m pretty sure it was in theatres for a short while, and that’s probably because it had Walken, Arkin and Al Pacino. I’m indifferent to Pacino; I’ve never been a huge fan, but I know the guy has talent.
This movie was pretty dry and dull. There wasn’t much to it. Doc picks up his best friend Val, from prison after having served 28 years. This movie is about what they do on Val’s first day/night out as a paroled man. Doc and Val pay a visit to their other best friend, Hirsch (Arkin). Arkin wasn't in the movie as much as I would have liked, but the movie does have a decent amount of screen time with the 3 of them enjoying their night together. The twist is (no spoilers because it’s in the synopsis… and I wouldn’t recommend watching this movie, so it really doesn’t matter) that Doc is supposed to kill Val by 10am the next day.
The screenplay wasn’t great, but this was my favourite line:
Val: They say we die twice. Once when the breath leaves our body, and once when the last person we know says our name.
The movie itself was about as entertaining as an old mans life. How you want to interrupt that with regards to this movie is up to you.
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