Frankie and Johnny (Frankie & Johnny) (1991)

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" Frankie and Johnny is a 1991 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in their first film together since Scarface. Héctor Elizondo, Nathan Lane, and Kate Nelligan appear in supporting roles. The original score was composed by Marvin Hamlisch. The screenplay for Frankie and Johnny was adapted by Terrence McNally from his own off-Broadway play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, which featured F. Murray Abraham and Kathy "

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"Movie: 7/10 Character: Johnny Performance's rating: 8/10 "

An average movie

“I already saw this movie but since it was ages ago, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, I always had a weak spot for Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer, Pacino was especially at the top of his game at the time, and it was really neat to see them working again together almost 10 years after ‘Scarface’. Furthermore, the material was quite realistic which you wouldn't expect from such a romantic comedy and it made the whole thing much more interesting than the other movies in this genre. However, even though the material was raw, much more than the usual work from Garry Marshall, unfortunately, he constantly toned down this material resulting in something cute and harmless but it did loose most of its edge in the process. Furthermore, even though Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiff” read more