People I Know (2002): review- 6.5/10

The last days of a publicist, played by Al Pacino.

This is an lumbering description of ageing and N.Y. politics which lacks the lightness of touch to really succeed, despite Kim Basinger's charming appearances.

Nonetheless, it's fairly entertaining.

The Panic in Needle Park (1971): review- 2/10

A drug pusher-junkie (who chews gum continually) manages to seduce a young artist into his druggie lifestyle.

It is quite impossible to see what this female character finds in the Al Pacino character and so the film seems to be more an essay in moralism than a study of real relationships.

Gloomy and considerably too long, with zero chracter development and virtually no plot.

Frankie and Johnny (1991): review- 7/10

Johnny is an ex-con with a zeal for self-improvement. While working as a chef in an NY short order restaurant he falls for a waitress with a sour demeanor, Frankie; he pesters her into dating him.

Generally enjoyable.