Sorry, this movie sucks

One of my all time favorites.

Fantastic!

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

This is a very sweet & sappy film; one that kept me kind of entertained. The actors did their jobs effectively. The screenwriting, for me, was the real issue. Cliche bingo kept me alert as I watched the particularly snooze worthy scenes. Naming the Grandkid "Hope" was an effective, lazy way to have lines write themselves. "Mr. Collins, say goodbye to Hope" ... please.I reckon all great actors need an easy film to pay the rent ~ and this one was a slam dunk paycheck for skilled veterans like Pacino, Benning, & Cannavale. Nobody broke a sweat except Pacino ... but he does sweat easily. Plus, Danny Collins looks like he's a loving, loyal & colorful person in real life. He probably would have been fun to sit next to at a bar and chatting; something I truly appreciate in a person.If you want a film that isn't dark, won't provoke one deep thought, and that you can watch while doing menial household chores ... this is it. Didn't hate it; didn't love it. It's like oatmeal for breakfast; healthy and bland.

Not a perfect movie by any means, but the kind of film that rarely gets made by studios anymore: an ensemble cast of stars, a simple plot and very few explosions (okay, none). Yes, there were logical leaps and imperfect plot twists. But there were also great performances, which went a long way.

This is a movie for everyone, especially musicians who have problems dealing and coping with all the fame and money. It can wreak havoc upon anyone's mental stability, including the drugs that are available to the wealthy. I really enjoyed this movie. The only thing that I would have done differently was add more closure with the hotel manager, Mary Sinclair and his relationship with his family. Otherwise, a fine masterpiece with just enough to satisfy some kinds of closure.

In those dark ages of American movies, along the hollow sequels, childish animated movies, a new despicable genre has arisen: the Biopic ! When they are about politicians or artists, you can a sure awful expect a stinky turkey: Along Vatican, Hollywood is in making saints: with those Biopics, they kiss asses so much that it ends up like excruciating hagiographies! Usually they start with the caption - inspired by true facts - so it means that it's not the reality but the reality they want to find: However as PKD said, truth can't allow revisionism and at the end, even small changes means something else... With politicians, you end with propaganda and with artists, you end up with advertising... Focusing about those 2 categories is a slap in your face: you should understand that the more they consider them great, worthy, unique, historic, irreplaceable, talented, the more they tell us, the common, ordinary people that we are valueless, unworthy, all the same, untalented, uneducated and expandable! So it's your choice to accept being ridiculed, but for myself and from now, i won't never watch again those kind of biopics! Actually, this Al movie can't really be considered as a Biopic even if it lies upon a true fact. In a way, it's a sort of companion to his recent Humbling as in the two movies are drama / comedy in which Al plays an artist: it's funny to notice that indeed the 2 movies opens just moments before the show! Here all the stupid sexual content of the other movie has been (almost) cut and it's more a movie about family commitment so a topic Al has already visited but no in such funny way! Al is rather convincing as a singer and the more he gets old, the more he connects with kindness and heart with the other characters! His lost family is well played and it was great to see again Alias now a mature mother! The only big thing that i regret is the way big money and celebrity addiction comes so easily to solve all problems as the audience is ordinary and not ultra wealthy, meaning that our problems just stay! The last scene is really well done but the after credit just kill its emotion!