Very good!
As long as I can remember faces and names, I am a fan of Pacino. Scarface, the Godfather...and later his lesser known roles like S1m0ne and People I Know. First, when I read about this one and saw the pretty low score, I was a bit afraid to watch it.I am from Europe and with each one I see, I only get more convinced that European cinema might simply be better than Hollywood. Bobby Deerfield is an American film, but it can also be watched by those that dislike Hollywood. It's very soft, quite deep and very VERY well acted.
Al Pacino stars in this. He delivers his role with lots of charm. He plays a man that does not really know how to live, but he never says so. We can only read it in his eyes, and it becomes even more clear when he meets Lillian Morelli.
Martha Keller plays Lillian. I must admit that I don't know her, nor saw one of the movies on her list. I cannot say much about her, besides that she acts very convincing. After seeing her in this, I want to check out some of her other work.
Supporting cast including Romolo Valli is convincing. The overall casting is very well done.
Sidney Pollack was already known to me as a very convincing actor. With acting like this, pacing and the feeling within this film, I must say he did a very good job.
The story is very romantic. I like it and the way it's told. And not only the actors tell their part, since there is always the scenery. Italy, Switzerland and France are more than just backgrounds. Every frame seems carefully created, each shot is good.
Normally I don't like Dave Grusin. After this one, I like him a little bit more. Maybe I will get hated after saying this, but Grusin scores this the same as Ennio Morricone would have. Still, if there is one sound belonging to Europe, it's the Morricone sound, so he did a very good job.
So what can I say? I will give it and 8. There are no real things that I disliked, and 9 is little bit too much (just considering the scores I gave to my alltime favorites). 8,5 doesn't exist, so 8 it is.....
one note to those that want see Pacino see some power acting; him playing Bobby Deerfield might not be the most dominant person ever to appear on the screen, but it sure is one his best 'concealed' characters.
A film not in the spotlight, but it should be there no the less.
score 8/10
D_vd_B 1 March 2008
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw1831271/35743
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