Language: English
Genre: Drama
Cast: Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell, Gabrielle Anwar
Direction: Martin Brest
Music: Paul Newmann, The Tango Project
Reasons to watch: Al Pacino.! And some brazen wit… “when the shit hits the fan, some guys run and some guys stay”
Reasons not to: An unnecessary school subplot, O’Donnell disappoints.
Story: Lt. Col. Frank Slade (Al Pacino) is a retired Lt Col in the US army, blind and hard-hitting, someone who has lost his vision and his love for life. He needs an escort to go to New York on Thanksgiving, to have a gala time before he faces life head on. Charlie Simms (Chris O’Donnell) is at prep school, on a scholarship on the way to university. He is in a mess, being a witness to a stupid school prank and being coaxed into revealing the culprits or face dire consequences. In the meantime, to earn some money for a trip home for Christmas he agrees to accompany an embittered Frank on his Thanksgiving trip.
And they answer each other’s silent prayers.
Climax Handling: The courtroom scene, a most unusual speech – controversial yet inspiring and the typical American happy ending
Points: The unforgettable Tango, Al and his “Whoo-ah!”
Lt. Col. Frank Slade: “You’re in no position to disagree with me boy. I got a loaded .45 here. You got pimples.”
Rating: 8.5/10
Comment: Better watch it and have an opinion than miss it and share ours..! 
Another reason to watch it is if you are curious about why Pacino wins best actor for this performance. He did not win it for the Godfather, not for Scarface, not for Dog Day Afternoon. And they give it to him for this. For this!?
I’d give it a 8/10 great movie in overall, I watched it for fre3 on WikiBlast . n e t I love that place
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