The whole thing struck me as pleasant, nicely judged, and unremarkable, right up to a final shot so graceful and moving that it sent waves of poignancy backwards through the movie. ( Read More )
What a thorough pleasure to be in the company of Frankie, a film that feels like a sumptuous beach read on a lazy sunny afternoon. ( Read More )
But this is a blank, uneasy, pointless, variably acted multinational production, inertly set in the picturesque Portuguese city of Sintra which is shot handsomely enough but with no special flair. ( Read More )
The ensemble cast is uniformly first rate, but Sachs moribund movie is a slog. ( Read More )
Flickering Myth
Matters are not helped by the unshakable feeling that Frankie is another movie about rich people dealing with rich problems, save for the cancer portion that doesnt have much focus anyway. ( Read More )