kosmasp Al Pacino really is into the role. It's not that you ever feel like he's slacking when he plays someone, but it's really refreshing to see him go all Rockstar on us. You could almost say it works on a meta level too (him being one of the greatest actors to ever grace the screen). He can also live through things he probably won't be doing in his real life and have a lot of fun with it.The character is very well written (based on a real life musician, clips during the credits, if you wonder who he is) and the story does work. There are many clichés in this, but the actors are so good, you probably won't notice. And no matter how low Al Pacinos character sinks, there is always the believe in him, the aura that he has, the screen presence. Will that all help in the end though?

SnoopyStyle Danny Collins (Al Pacino) is an old rock star who keeps playing the same greatest hits. He hasn't written anything new in 30 years. His manager Frank Grubman (Christopher Plummer) finds a 40-year-old undelivered letter from John Lennon. He's also happy to catch his much younger fiancée Sophie with another guy. He decides to move into a New Jersey hotel. Mary Sinclair (Annette Bening) is the manager. Jamie (Melissa Benoist) and Nicky Ernst (Josh Peck) are two of the workers. Danny wants to reconcile with Tom Donnelly (Bobby Cannavale), a son he's never met. Tom is bitter. He's married to Samantha (Jennifer Garner) with daughter Hope.Al Pacino does a nice job being an aged rock star. There is great potential here. I do wish for a better arc with the son Tom. It starts off with good tension but he changes too quickly. It's not wrong with Danny helping with the granddaughter. Concentrating on the father son relationship would help to develop nuance. Nothing is wrong here but the start suggests something greater and more compelling.

stonedraim **** May contain strong spoilers ****This is a review made by StoneDraim... and that means that if you want to read a probably different kind of review, keep reading....This is my personal experience, my personal point of view/perspective and my personal opinion... and my opinion is just one of like 7 billions in this world.Al Pacino has been one of the greatest actors of all time. I like his style... a little glorious and glamour type of Italian mafia within his air. Anyway, lately he has been doing films that is faaar below his own skills and acting ability. Maybe he want to do make a little "easier movies"...?So... Danny Collins is waking Mr. Pacino up in a small way. The part of a famous "has-been" rockstar blended with a broken alcoholic and drug abuser that suddenly want to make amends and live his own life is good. He has the ability to take care of that touch of a abused mind and soul and make it just the top of his character living around to take care of lost years. Anette Bening is balancing Mr. Pacino out and they're very good together.I would like to write more and greater things about this movie. It feels like the writer, producer and the director could have done this story more interesting. It is good....no, more than good. The motion picture is a feel good film that takes that love to the world, that mindfulness and enjoyments of the moments and places it in just the right ways. Some real life stuff is thrown in there to stir it up, and just twists it up in a way to keep the positive and feel good moments of the production. It is fresh to enjoy a script and movie that gives the message that the most people is having their sense left. The world is in need of this.The chemistry between Christopher Plummer, Anette Bening and Al Pacino is splendid. Interesting and excellent to see these three superior actors blend together. The balance between the sad news going through the story and the feel good thing is in harmony and well... maybe it's just that balance that take down the really great rate a bit.... what do I know?Finally.... "So, OK, Tom..... so here we are...." Great!John Lennon appeared to be a humble and emotional man.Very nice to see TOTO's producer Jeffrey C.J. Vanston making some jumps in and out of this one. Gives it an authentic touch... so does the little "sound sparks" from the LP record playing during the end credits. Thumbs up!Over to the movie as a product: - The production : Little glitches here and there with the film editing. Overall a good production speaking of the sound, the visuals, the lightning, the script and the ideas behind the motion picture. - The actors : Plain.... simple..... solid! Sold! - The story : So dear to watch and hear a story evolving in the right direction from fame to family and a step to the sound and solid equilibrium. - Entertainment : Warm... little sad... and more than entertaining. - Age : Maybe all ages in parental guidance, due to language and little drug and sexual explicit?7,4 out of 10. ' (The final rate is based most on my own entertainment of the movie. Short elucidation of the rating: 8 Excellent movie and a solid production 7 Well made movie. Proper entertainment.)

jkikianis This is an extremely predictable movie yet it offers some variations to the typical story structure and does so with clever humor and heartwarming drama. This is not only Al Pacino's best performance in the last 10 years but probably his best film in the past 10 years, which is not as much a reflection of how good this film is than it is a reflection of how poor Pacino's recent filmography has been. This film is an uplifting and inspiring tale of a tired rock star that is trying to make up for the mistakes of his life after receiving a long lost letter from John Lennon. Al Pacino is extremely charming and believable in this role of Danny Collins. He delivers his performance very subtly and with a sense of realism beyond what the rest of the cast is able to accomplish. This movie is in many ways an analysis of the character of Danny Collins. Al Pacino adds a good deal of depth and complexity to this character and at moments had me laughing and seriously caring for his character and at other points had me repelled. The rest of the cast including Annette Bening, Bobby Cannavale, and Christopher Plummer all give strong performances with believably deep relationships. Of every in the film I found Jennifer Garner as a stand out of the film with an unnatural performance and a very odd delivery of her lines. Despite the narrative are being extremely predictable, slight twists in the story and very interesting characters make this film a very enjoyable watch for the entire runtime.