Flawless
They couldn't like each other less or need each other more.
"One of the year's hottest surprises" (Rex Reed), this "feel-good drama" (San Francisco Chronicle) from writer/director Joel Shumacher (A Time To Kill) combines the acting talents of two-time Oscar winner Robert DeNiro (Analyze This) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Talented Mr. Ripley)! Flawless lives up to its name with a story line that's full of compassion, tolerance and most of all..."heart" (San Francisco Chronicle)!
Walter Koontz (DeNiro) -- once a hero cop, now a security guard -- lives in a rundown Hell's kitchen tenement. One fateful night, after hearing the cries of a neighbor in trouble, his attempt to help turns into a nightmare when he suffers a stroke. Paralyzed on his right side and unable to speak clearly, Koontz, on the advice of his doctor, seeks voice lessons. But with winter holding him hostage to his apartment, he has no choice but to seek help from a musically inclined neighbor whom he vehemently dislikes...an outspoken guy named Rusty (Hoffman)!
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Well Done - lmav1
I found this to be a well done movie. The script strayed in places but the acting was very good. Philip Seymor Hoffman did a great job as a drag queen and DeNiro was very good as a stroke patient who seeks out Hoffman's help with speech therapy.
The "secondary" story at times got in the way but this is definitely a movie worth renting.Surprisingly Wonderful - Calgovin
This was a movie that was more touching and entertaining than I had anticipated. The original trailer doesn’t do it justice – I had thought it was more an action-comedy (Birdcage meets Sister Act) – but it was much more of an action-drama. We do not watch many dramas, I would much rather sit and watch Bad Boys than The Notebook. Robert DeNiro was great (in a roll that is a little outside his normal casting). And I can’t say enough about Phillip Seymour Hoffman! I think he should have won his Oscar for this roll (I really like everything he has done, but this character blew me away!!!!). He really steels every sceen he is in. I highly recommend this movie.
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Well Done - lmav1
I found this to be a well done movie. The script strayed in places but the acting was very good. Philip Seymor Hoffman did a great job as a drag queen and DeNiro was very good as a stroke patient who seeks out Hoffman's help with speech therapy.
The ...Surprisingly Wonderful - Calgovin
This was a movie that was more touching and entertaining than I had anticipated. The original trailer doesn’t do it justice – I had thought it was more an action-comedy (Birdcage meets Sister Act) – but it was much more of an action-drama. We do not watch ...