Stand Up Guys (2012)

Sometimes there are these movies where you see just one still and you are excited to watch it. A couple of months ago a set photo of Christopher Walken and Al Pacino appeared which was on my desktop for a while. It showed Pacino walking weirdly and Walken with his pants higher than they should be and i thought it was hilarious. I didn’t read anything else about the movie as that single image sold the movie for me. My expectation was that i was going to be entertained. It’s a shame I wasn’t. Continue reading

$5 a Day (2008)

Ritchie Flynn Parker (Alessandro Nivola)is living a normal life. He does health inspections for a living and seem like there’s nothing strange going on in his life. It’s been years since he had contact with his father, but when his girlfriend tells him that his father will be dying soon he decides to go visit him. His father(Christopher Walken) is an experienced conman who has managed to live of his skills for years. When Ritchie meets him he is not sure whether his father is really dying. They hit the road to finish some business. During this journey Ritchie learns a lot about his father and himself. Continue reading