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“Danny Collins” and its eponymous hero have two things in common: they really, really, really want you to like them, and they’re at their most lovable in those too-rare moments that they cut ...
With his tufts of gravity-defying, shoe-polish hair and burnt-orange tan, Al Pacino has been sporting the look of a glammer-than-thou aging rock star for so long now that it’s only fitting he ...
Danny Collins has no intention of breaking new ground. The flirtation Danny carries on with hotel manager Mary Sinclair (Annette Bening) is pure boilerplate. But here’s the thing.
It's 1971 and singer/songwriter Danny Collins (Eric Michael Roy) has made a remarkable first album. In an interview, he's asked who has inspired him. John Lennon, he says.
"Danny Collins" is the directorial debut of Dan Fogelman, the writer behind "Crazy, Stupid, Love," the television musical "Galavant" and the retirees-take-Sin-City comedy "Last Vegas." ...
In a way, Danny Collins is allowing Al Pacino to do the same thing. The great '70s talent has “hoo-ah!”–ed through recent decades, cranking out variations on his greatest hits.
The beginning of the new Al Pacino flick “Danny Collins” has a familiarity that teases contempt. Oh no, please, not another aging rock-star saga, not another post-midlife-crisis tale. And ...
The signature song of “Danny Collins” — which is also the signature song of Danny Collins (Al Pacino), an aging singer who’s kind of a sadder version of Tom Jones — is the earwormiest ...