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"kind of based on a true story a little bit"
An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon.
"Danny Collins" (2015 release; 106 min.) brings the story of an aging rock star Danny Collins (played by Al Pacino). As the movie opens, we are reminded that the movie is "kind of based on a true story a little bit".
In the opening scene, Danny Collins is interviewed in 1971 for the Chime In magazine, on the verge of his big breakthrough. The movie then switches to July 12, 2014, when Danny performs at a sold-out Greek Theater. The next day, at his 'surprise' birthday party, Danny's manager (played by Christopher Plummer) has a birthday gift: a letter John Lennon wrote to him after reading that 1971 interview, which never arrived. In the letter, Lennon urges him to "stay true to yourself and to your music". Danny has a "d'oh" moment and decides to change his life. He flies out to New jersey and sets up shop in a Hilton room, and the first order of business is to visit his grown-up son whom he's never met. At this point we are about 15 min. into the movie. To tell you more would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out.
In the opening scene, Danny Collins is interviewed in 1971 for the Chime In magazine, on the verge of his big breakthrough. The movie then switches to July 12, 2014, when Danny performs at a sold-out Greek Theater. The next day, at his 'surprise' birthday party, Danny's manager (played by Christopher Plummer) has a birthday gift: a letter John Lennon wrote to him after reading that 1971 interview, which never arrived. In the letter, Lennon urges him to "stay true to yourself and to your music". Danny has a "d'oh" moment and decides to change his life. He flies out to New jersey and sets up shop in a Hilton room, and the first order of business is to visit his grown-up son whom he's never met. At this point we are about 15 min. into the movie. To tell you more would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out.
This movie is about aging and about finding a reason to live. An aging rock star, Danny Collins, who is still popular, receives a letter from a famous rock star, forty years after the letter was written.
The letter contains advice that if followed, may have changed Danny's life for the better. Basically, the letter's message was that you don't have to let material things erode your creativity. The problem for Danny is that after forty years of performing, he now finds himself wallowing in that creative and spiritual rut that the letter warned him about. He hasn't written a new song in thirty years and the material he does perform over and over again is stale to the point of being toxic. None of his props - his huge house, expensive car, young fiancé, the alcohol, the drugs - help inspire him. He feels an emptiness that is nagging him. After reading the letter, Danny decides to retire. He does this in order to try to revive his creativity and prove to himself that he can still produce. The rest of the movie reveals more about Danny's character, showing that under all the the boozing and drugging there exists a decent person. To find out whether Danny finds happiness and fulfillment, watch the movie. Al Pacino gives a strong, yet appropriately nuanced performance as an aging man who is searching for meaning in his life. After decades of using music as much as an escape as well as a source of income, he finally begins to confront the truth about himself. What he discovers makes this movie worth watching.
Director: Dan Fogelman
Writer: Dan Fogelman (ScreenPlay)
Writer: Dan Fogelman (ScreenPlay)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
Rating: 8/10 | 12 Apr 2015
Rating: 8/10 | 12 Apr 2015
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