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Frankie & Johnny

Frankie and Johnny (Frankie & Johnny)

1991

Garry Marshall

Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, Kate Nelligan ...

6.3

10,111

Romance. Drama In this adaptation of Terrence McNally's play, Johnny (Al Pacino), an ex-con turned short order cook, woos Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer), a reluctant plain jane waitress. Set in a dingy Manhattan diner, the story revolves around Johnny's eager, won't-stop-at-anything attempt to draw the embittered, recalcitrant Frankie out of her shell. As the two loners inch closer to love, we learn about their past: how Johnny landed in prison and what ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"Most of the movie isn’t terribly surprising. Yet Frankie & Johnny gives Pfeiffer and Pacino room to create warm, expansive characters"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	Chances are you’ll have a good time with “Frankie & Johnny,” but you won’t respect yourself in the morning. It’s that kind of movie (...) [It] will simultaneously warm your heart and fry your brain."	NEU
United Kingdom	Barry McIlheney Empire	"A salutary reminder of what happens when two Hollywood stars, no matter what firmament they may inhabit, are lumped together without any real storyline, subtlety or sex (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"Amiably written and performed (...) [It] invites audiences to indulge in watching beautiful movie stars play lonely little people struggling to find love"	POS

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