Phil Spector

The purpose of this film isn’t to like its main characters, because that certainly won’t happen, but it demonstrates the acting skills of Al Pacino and Helen Mirren. And that’s about it. (04/11/2016)

A new (or relatively new) film, and when watching it, it occurred to me from start to finish how unreservedly great an actor Al Pacino is, and what a joy it is to watch him, and we haven’t seen this for a long time. The last time perhaps was in 2010, when You Don't Know Jack came into being. Maybe it's a coincidence that both films were made by HBO, maybe not. Anyway, Pacino also found himself in Phil Spector, showing off something unreal and once again having perfect teammates with Helen Mirren in the lead. The script, using ingeniously written monologues and dialogues, leaves the viewer balancing in doubt the same time as Spector's defense lawyer, only to not explain anything in the ending and letting us decide on our own whether he has reasonable suspicion or not, and what he actually believes (or wants to believe). (13/09/2017)

Dans la plupart des cas, une avalanche de grands noms résulte dans une addition des valeurs et une note globale élevée. Avec Phil Spector, par contre, Al Pacino, Barry Levinson, David Mamet et Helen Mirren vont plutôt en se soustrayant. Ne reste donc qu’une étoile pour les perruques d’Al Pacino et pour les entrées en scène ridicules de Jeffrey Tambor (moi, il me fait toujours rire avec son rôle dans Entourage). Je ne comprends absolument pas ce que David Mamet a voulu exprimer avec ce téléfilm. J’apprécie ses pièces, mais en sortant Phil Spector, il s’est embourbé ! (28/12/2014)