Bad news everybody: the economy has gotten so bad, even Al Pacino is struggling to find a job. At least, so it would seem. His participation in "Son of No One" can only be viewed as an act of desperation.
I take it that many have not heard of this one. I remember seeing a trailer for it, but didn't hear much of it afterwards, and assumed it was a limited release film. Looking through the movies on my computer, I came across it, forgetting I had, ahem, acquired it some time ago. Unfortunately, it had all the qualities of a straight-to-DVD flick.
SoNO, as I will call it, boasted several famous names besides Mr. Pacino, including Ray Liotta, Katie Holmes, Channing Tatum, and even Tracy Morgan. I say even before Morgan's name because this movie is supposed to be a hard-boiled cop drama, not something you usually associate with Tracy. Anyway, the director, someone I have never heard of and won't bother to give any air time to, took what appears to be a semi-decent cast (well, Pacino and Liotta at least, jury is still out on Tatum, while Katie Holmes just gets by on being Tom Cruise's wife) and just totally bottled it. The premise is decent enough, a young cop (Tatum) trying to establish a life for himself sees his checkered past come back to haunt him. Unfortunately this story line is poorly portrayed, and ends up just becoming confusing, like parts were cut out from the script but were never compensated for, leaving massive plot holes. Some elements were left completely unexplained, such that the movie really didn't make any sense.
The acting in SoNO is rigid at best. Pacino doesn't really play all that large a role in the film, and he came off alright in his few scenes. Everyone else just plodded through their lines, even Liotta, who I like. The ending was what really killed me though. It was comically bad, with terrible acting accompanied by laughable lines, combined with horrible choreography and just a generally poor progression of events. Unfortunately Pacino was involved in those last few moments, sullying his good name.
The only thing I can say for SoNO was that its sound track was not bad. Some of the music chosen for it was pretty neat, and went along well with the scenes, even if the scenes themselves were crap.
Verdict: Don't bother. Grade: D-
If you liked this movie you might also like: just run down to blockbuster and pick out some random straight-to-DVD and let it take you were it may.
I take it that many have not heard of this one. I remember seeing a trailer for it, but didn't hear much of it afterwards, and assumed it was a limited release film. Looking through the movies on my computer, I came across it, forgetting I had, ahem, acquired it some time ago. Unfortunately, it had all the qualities of a straight-to-DVD flick.
SoNO, as I will call it, boasted several famous names besides Mr. Pacino, including Ray Liotta, Katie Holmes, Channing Tatum, and even Tracy Morgan. I say even before Morgan's name because this movie is supposed to be a hard-boiled cop drama, not something you usually associate with Tracy. Anyway, the director, someone I have never heard of and won't bother to give any air time to, took what appears to be a semi-decent cast (well, Pacino and Liotta at least, jury is still out on Tatum, while Katie Holmes just gets by on being Tom Cruise's wife) and just totally bottled it. The premise is decent enough, a young cop (Tatum) trying to establish a life for himself sees his checkered past come back to haunt him. Unfortunately this story line is poorly portrayed, and ends up just becoming confusing, like parts were cut out from the script but were never compensated for, leaving massive plot holes. Some elements were left completely unexplained, such that the movie really didn't make any sense.
The acting in SoNO is rigid at best. Pacino doesn't really play all that large a role in the film, and he came off alright in his few scenes. Everyone else just plodded through their lines, even Liotta, who I like. The ending was what really killed me though. It was comically bad, with terrible acting accompanied by laughable lines, combined with horrible choreography and just a generally poor progression of events. Unfortunately Pacino was involved in those last few moments, sullying his good name.
The only thing I can say for SoNO was that its sound track was not bad. Some of the music chosen for it was pretty neat, and went along well with the scenes, even if the scenes themselves were crap.
Verdict: Don't bother. Grade: D-
If you liked this movie you might also like: just run down to blockbuster and pick out some random straight-to-DVD and let it take you were it may.
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