2015 · music · comedy · drama
Danny Collins
Directed by Dan Fogelman1h 47m2015
An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.
Our read: Danny Collins (2015) reads as a cosy, steady, grounded music · comedy · drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, steady, gentle music / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- warm
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
- intimate
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“You want a faded rock star facing regret with Pacino's warmth.”
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