Jockette

I just watched this again, and it's still in my top 10 favourite movies, 30+ years on from its release. Pacino and Pfeiffer have never been better in anything else they've done (and that's saying something as they both have done some fantastic work in their respective careers).

Frankie is so vulnerable, and so beautiful. You are rooting for Pacino to win her over. Yes he comes across as a d**k initially, but when he lets his guard down you can see he is as vulnerable as she is, and flawed yet human.

Supporting cast are great - esp Cora and Nedda. The whole film is just perfection and gets me every time.

As others have said, not great! On the minus side : pretty amateur acting, hackneyed plot, terrible dialogue, forgettable or exchangeable characters. The most diverse police team in Scotland although clearly no local recruitment? Not an Aberdonian accent to be found (maybe the budget didn't stretch to subtitles for the local Aberdeen/Doric accents?). Some interesting geography around the town, time travel almost required to get from point A to point B.

Half my stars are for the fabulous views of my hometown Aberdeen. Lovely to see the beach, and the land up by the Torry Battery. No dolphins in the background though......

I'm not the biggest Gervais fan, but damn - some of his writing in this series is beyond fantastic. Not everything 'lands' fully for me (e.g. Brian, or the psychotherapist in series 1/2), but when it does it is magnificent! I'm binge-watching series 3, and have done everything in my review title many times and not yet halfway through! He can switch from the blackest comedy to heartrending drama in an instant. Compelling TV.