CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

nguyenthilanhuong I am very happy to give this movie a 10 star. I saw this movie on the movie list of someone I love, and decided to watch it as it has such an catchy name. I thought it would be some romantic movie, but it was more than satisfactory than a ordinary love story. I love the tango dancing scene and would love to learn it sometimes. What a great work!

Kirpianuscus His name defines in best manner this film who remains special. for many reasons. at different levels. first, because it is not just adaptation of novel or remake of the version from 1974. it is a simple, bitter, seductive film about values. about a special form of friendship. and, if after its end, the only memory remains the tango scene, it is a good thing. because the music is the basic ingredient of this fresco of a meeting and its fruits. about experiences. and forms of solitude. so, Al Pacino. and his first Oscar.

videorama-759-859391 This deserves more than an 8.0 average on IMDb. What hurts, is just now, I've learnt this was a remake, but I'm gonna let that slide. What you'll love about this movie is the acting. Pacino is magnificent, showing us what an Oscar winning performance, as a legendary, grouchy retired colonel, who I guess played with one too many hand grenades, which led to his blindness. Accompanying him on a trip, at Pacino's request, is a handsome college kid (Chris O Donnell) an actor who couldn't be more perfect for the role. He needs the money, and applies for the job of looking after the Colonel, unaware of him being grouch and irascible. The other take note performance, was that of a younger Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who with O'Donnell, are put on a stand near the end, as witnesses to a vandalism of their college Dean, where they are caught between lagging and accepting consequences, where for O'Donnell, it's a short cut to ending his promising career. Pacino steps in beautifully with this, backing Charlie (O Donnell) his new friend. This film is an adventure and teaches the value of life, and the aspect of not taking it for granted too, while being in Pacino's blind shoes. Of course the real beauty of this film, was the woman with the beautiful scent, Anwar, halfway through the peace, Pacino's lines here, magnificent, in what is a great script. Pacino, is so believable and authentic as a blind person, it's scary.

Andy Even after 25 years this movie still nails it - pathos, power, humility, humour and humanity. Pacino "whoo ha" plays a blinder (pun intended) and O'Donnell is outstanding as the principled, doe-eyed debutant. Lessons for life aplenty in this movie. May seem a little schmaltzy in places but packs a punch with its lessons for life.