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I was in two minds as to whether I'd even bother with another Pacino film. He's been involved in a quite a few mediocre movies recently and I'd made a mental note to try and avoid them. However, I found plot summary of this movie quite intriguing and thought I'd give it a go. Incredibly this is one of his best films and I really enjoyed it from the start to the credits. Danny Collins has lived a hedonistic, excessive lifestyle for decades, but a surprising event causes him to look at his life and he makes substantial efforts to change and even to mend relationships. His quest may not be easy or faultless but it is still very satisfying. I cannot recommend this highly enough.

I went into this movie not expecting much, although i love the cast outright. But i was entertained throughout because this movie has heart along with its humor. Writer-director Dan Fogelman's nicely-scripted plot unfolds at a decent pace, albeit a little predictably. Al Pacino, as usual, delivers a full-on performance which includes some decent singing and dancing. He is ably supported by Annette Bening as a reluctant love interest and Christopher Plummer as his faithful manager. The icing on this cake would be the soundtrack featuring songs by John Lennon, with the numbers beautifully worked in. Too bad that Jealous Guy couldn't be included.

Al Pacino has always been one of my favorites and with this latest independent hit"Danny Collins" it was a real sentimental feel good winner! Pacino is Danny Collins a down on his luck past his prime fading singer who after finding an uncovered letter from John Lennon decides to change his life and his ways! Maybe the days of alcohol and hard living and hard partying might be over! This even inspires Danny(Al) to reconnect with his manager and his family look for true love and even embark on a second act. This film is a must see it's touching with a sentimental story of search, discovery, rediscovery and connecting with love and family thumbs up for Danny Collins!