Al Pacino is claiming this to be his best film to date!
A career defining picture and very well his favourite of his own.
Itβs a must see for all Al Pacino fans.
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sharePacino must be getting senile then, because this movie is a steaming pile.
Love Al but wtf was he thinking with this one . . .
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You are right, money had to be the reason mate. Too bad to see him in turds like this movie . . . I like to remember him in classics like Scarface and Heat
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Pacino shot his part in 72 hrs and was paid $ 1,400,000
Hopkins shot his part over 4-5 days and was paid less at $ 1,200,000
Its a nice payout for less than a weeks job for these geriatrics !
Um he's clearly gone senile then.... I guess he forgot about The Godfather,Scarface,Dog Day Afternoon,Serpico,Heat,Donnie Brasco,Glengary Glen Ross!
This movie was stupid, and his attempted Southern accent was laughable.
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I loved this film!
shareDafuq? He is an amazingly talented actor but apparently someone failed to mention to him that New Orleanians do NOT talk like that! It made me cringe. He would have sounded more like a New Orleans lawyer had he just spoken how he normally does. I am not only a native of this city, but an actual court reporter. Only lawyers that talk that way around here aren't from here. And don't get me started on the deposition without a court reporter. I don't blame that on Pacino but maybe someone should have consulted with the actual lawyer sitting next to Hopkins about what a deposition really is like.
I too thought the accent was a miss. It was exaggerated to near parody-level. Almost like that guy who tried to pull off a cuban accent in that miami cocaine film from the eighties.
shareIt's not a New Orleans accent at all though. There is a New Orleans accent that exists, but we don't speak with a southern drawl or like Cajuns here. Here is an article with more explanation.
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2012/06/11/a-common-misconception-about-the-new-orleans-accent/
Thank you for the link! That was an interesting read...with a soundbyte too. The port cities connection makes sense.
shareActually, both Pacino and Hopkins said that. They said that it was definitely the best film of their entire career. Hopkins said that he regrets his role as Hannibal Lecter, when he saw what he was "really" capable of with this one. Pacino even said that if he had to choose one film to put on his grave this would be the one. Word.
sharePreviously, Pacino said his best work of his extensive career was in Cruising. He was most proud of it because it really stretched him as an actor, and he did extensive research for the role, even getting banged by several men to look authentic. But his role in Misconduct is obviously way up there too. That New Orleans accent was dead on, and his hair never looked better too.
shareI totally agree with you. I've visited the city many times, mostly for a vacation, and I can't really remember anyone talking like that. Interestingly, many people that I met who reside there were from some place else not too long ago. So, like you said, Al Pacino could have easily played this role without an accent.
Eram quod es, eris quod sum
I went to Tulane, and Pacino's accent was way overdone. But I guess that's how moviegoers think people in New Orleans speak. It's kind of sexy in a way, but I never met someone there with that thick of an accent. It was more just your average southern accent. And Pacino went in and out of it throughout the film. So yeah, he should have just used his normal voice.
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