The legendary Richard Harris as a cantankerous old man
in what should have been an Oscar nominated performance.
We love to lift up lesser known underrated flicks and this one is a doosie. Richard Harris, in a latter day role plays an old man fighting to retain what miniscule amount of his youth remains. He forms an unlikely friendship with a retired and somewhat reserved Cuban barber, played beautifully by Robert Duvall, one of my favorite performances of his and one of the few where he's completely outside his usual Duvall self in the character. Despite some fun and touching moments (a scene during a July 4th celebration on the beach is quite nice) the story overall is very shallow and predictable which may be the reason why it bombed severely at the box office. A good pick for a movie night where you're trying to please different kinds of folk. Easily available in the streaming world. 3.75 stars/5
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