Danny Collins

Pacino's buoyant self-mockery goes a long way towards redeeming the actor, who's on genial and winning form.

We sense an actor rediscovering the less frenzied energies that complemented his relatively rare furies when a young man.

Pacino is good company, keeping his more mannered Pacinoisms in check, but none of it feels like a stretch for him.

Return to sender.

It's an encouraging premise, and one which is squandered in every way imaginable by this weedy and entirely second-guessable comic drama.

Danny is a role tailor-made for Pacino at this stage in his career, one that enables him both to indulge in some very hammy scene-stealing, but also to show his character's vulnerability and essential decency.

Although the movie has an unnecessary introductory scene, it is never predictable. [Full review in Spanish]

The balance of charm and poignant dramatic focus will completely catch you off guard.

... a familiar redemption story with the novelty of making the redemptive figure a folk-rock sell-out and the even greater novelty of casting Al Pacino in the role.

Though riddled with clichés, there are memorable performances from Pacino, Annette Bening as his lover and Christopher Plummer as his sardonic manager.