Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

mikebeljak I cannot believe how many favourable reviews this movie has earned. I repeat:I cannot believe. If you were to tell me you lined this movie, I would clearly understand that you are either insane or mentally impaired. The love making scenes in this sicken me. Pacino is disgusting in this. I cannot even bother to begin to dissect this film in any rational way. I only came on here to even the score. This is the worst movie I have ever been abused by. I just cannot believe the positive reviews. What the f##+?

Desertman84 Frankie and Johnny is a film directed by Garry Marshall.It features Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer together with Hector Elizondo, Nathan Lane and Kate Nelligan.The screenplay was adapted by Terrence McNally from his own off-Broadway play Frankie and Johnny.While serving an 18-month sentence on a forgery charge, Johnny discovers the joys of cooking and classical literature. Upon his release, he is hired by gruff but good-hearted New York diner owner Nick. Also working for Nick is a waitress named Frankie. When Johnny expresses interest in Frankie, she keeps him at arm's length, her mistrust of men stemming from an unmentioned but obviously traumatic experience in her past. Eventually, however, Frankie and Johnny do get together, their curious relationship setting the stage for a dramatic denouement wherein both lovers bare their souls.The movie version of Terrence McNally's play is a sweet-tempered romantic comedy whose main characters are a New York coffee-shop waitress and a short-order cook. Pacino brings out the comedy and the ambiguity of a middle-aged man's sense of emotional rebirth: he's exuberant, touching, and a little scary. And Pfeiffer is extraordinary; her Frankie is a superbly detailed rendering of a woman with a fanatically conservative heart. The strength of the play was its simplicity and its directness; the movie preserves those qualities by telling the story in the ordinary, straightforward Hollywood manner. This is an absolutely delightful and tender romantic comedy as it succeeds so well because of the great, very real performances by the two leads and the smart and often hilarious dialogue.

ChAlMovinCo To call this movie a romantic-drama would be unjust, because it is one of its kind and doesn't fall into any particular genre. Don't take a peanut-sized-brain to watch it, as it is not one of your regular candy-floss rom-coms that are full of superficial characters, who lack the most important dimension (Depth).Instead, what you have in Frankie and Johnny are real people with real problems. Treat them as such.Johnny(Pacino) is a lonely man with a broken life behind him. He makes inconsequential love to inconsequential women -which is his "band-aid on loneliness". But deep within him is the desire to make his life more meaningful by finding and settling down with someone he can connect to; not just make love to.When he meets a "kindred spirit" in Frankie(Pfeiffer), he is attracted to her. Gradually, he notices her all-too-obvious desolation and believes that they could each be an antidote to the other's wounds. But failed traumatic relationships in the past have left Frankie so bitter that even when someone as sweet as Johnny walks into her life she is wary of taking him in (although she is herself beginning to like and love him); wary of being hurt again -physically and mentally.She takes time to realize how earnest and committed he is to this relationship. While Johnny on the other hand wants to hasten the process because: In his own words "I'm trying to improve my life, Frankie. And I'm running outta time. And I'm so scared...I'm scared that you're going to retreat back".How their relationship grows and starts to heal them is a treat to watch.And so is the tuneful denouement, where morning begins to break in, bringing with it a new day and a new beginning. POETIC!!!.If I get down to talking about all the things that I like about FnJ, I guess, it will never end. But I must mention the beautiful line with which Johnny chokes me up every time, "I can't make the bad go away. You're right, I can't. But...when the bad comes again...I will be next to you" Now, that's love.Al is -as always- PERFECT. His Best Actor tag is so well-deserved. Michelle surprises. Together they instill their challenging characters with charm and warmth. If someone tells me they were miscast as cook/waitress, lemme tell you, I will not believe it. Not in the least.This is MY Godfather. MY Casablanca. MY Citizen Kane.Infinite stars out of 10

Neil Welch Frankie and Johnny is a simple love story - incorrigible romantic Johnny, working as a short order cook in a Greek restaurant following his release from prison, sets his sights on waitress Frankie despite the fact that she is clearly bruised by the experiences of her life. Will his positiveness overcome her negativity? In an effort to be objective, I have to say that I don't find the character of Johnny easy to believe in - you could specify the qualities you want in the bloke to rescue your damaged psyche from the walls you are building for self-protection, and Johnny has all those qualities plus a handful more for good measure. But Al Pacino invests him with such magnetic presence that it is easy to overlook this.Michelle Pfeiffer's Frankie, on the other hand, is all too believable, both in the construction of the character - wounded, hurting, and scared of having those wounds reopened - and in its performance. Pfeiffer is almost too painful to watch.The gentle humour which runs through Frankie And Johnny makes the painful emotional heart easier to bear, but this would ultimately be a bleak piece were it not for the hopeful note upon which it ends.The supporting cast are solid, and the screenplay has been opened up nicely from the source stage play.