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You Don't Know Jack
Posted on 4/27/10 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 4/27/10 at 12:39 pm
Al Pacino plays "Dr. Death" (Dr. Jack Kevorkian) in this made for TV movie.
I watched it last night and thought it was pretty good, although slow. Pacino pulls off the eccentric Dr. Kevorkian really well. I think this role fits well with the aging Pacino.
My only problem with the movie is the length. It was slow, but if it would have been shorter this wouldn't have been a problem.
I watched it last night and thought it was pretty good, although slow. Pacino pulls off the eccentric Dr. Kevorkian really well. I think this role fits well with the aging Pacino.
My only problem with the movie is the length. It was slow, but if it would have been shorter this wouldn't have been a problem.
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Posted on 4/27/10 at 1:00 pm to GFaceKillah
I need to see this because it will be nice to see Pacino in a role with no screaming monologue.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 1:05 pm to TigerMyth36
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I need to see this because it will be nice to see Pacino in a role with no screaming monologue.
Yep, it is not his typical bad arse cop or gangster role. He does do a little screaming, but only because he is an opinionated old man.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 2:27 pm to GFaceKillah
So no one gives a shite about a Pacino movie?
Posted on 4/27/10 at 2:30 pm to GFaceKillah
i do...i cant wait to watch this
Posted on 4/27/10 at 4:11 pm to GFaceKillah
I thought it was really good, if you like political, biographical type movies. Makes you think about life, death, and the U.S. legal system. I think in certain cases of terminal illness, you should definitely have a right to have a doctor help you kill yourself.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 4:15 pm to GFaceKillah
I DVR'ed it
i started to watch it saturday night, when i was tired, bad idea
it put me to sleep in the first 10 minutes
i'll have to attempt to watch it with a little energy, it sounds like a drainer
i started to watch it saturday night, when i was tired, bad idea
it put me to sleep in the first 10 minutes
i'll have to attempt to watch it with a little energy, it sounds like a drainer
Posted on 4/27/10 at 4:33 pm to Cole Beer
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you should definitely have a right to have a doctor help you kill yourself.
I agree, some of the people he assisted in suicide had a terrible quality of life. So much so that death was certainly an escape from the pain they endured every day.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 7:11 pm to GFaceKillah
I thought it was great. It gives you good insight on why he was doing what he did, and how he finally ended up in jail for it.
The best acting in the movie is not done by Pacino, it's done by his attorney IMO
The best acting in the movie is not done by Pacino, it's done by his attorney IMO
Posted on 4/27/10 at 7:21 pm to 9Fiddy
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I thought it was great. It gives you good insight on why he was doing what he did, and how he finally ended up in jail for it.
The best acting in the movie is not done by Pacino, it's done by his attorney IMO
Insightful post and I agree with you. The most interesting aspect of the movie is learning the truth about Dr. Death and what he was all about. Its unfortunate he didn't have the foresight to see that he was going to end up in jail through basically representing himself.
I liked the attorney also. He pulled off the pompous TV attorney very well.
Posted on 4/28/10 at 6:31 pm to GFaceKillah
just started watching this. I have always agreed with most of Kevorkian's ideas and practices so this is right up my alley.
Posted on 4/28/10 at 9:17 pm to TheCaterpillar
Pacino was money in this.
Posted on 4/30/10 at 7:40 am to Cole Beer
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you should definitely have a right to have a doctor help you kill yourself.
No you shouldn't. It's plenty easy to kill yourself w/o the help of a doctor. People do it all the time.
This post was edited on 4/30/10 at 7:41 am
Posted on 4/30/10 at 8:33 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
So you are advocating that these people take suicide into their own hands rather than have a doctor, who knows what he is doing, help them?
Obviously you have not watched the movie. Many of his patients tried and failed to commit suicide. One guy even doused himself in gasoline and lit a match, but the good ole' doctor wouldn't help him die because he was just clinically depressed.
Obviously you have not watched the movie. Many of his patients tried and failed to commit suicide. One guy even doused himself in gasoline and lit a match, but the good ole' doctor wouldn't help him die because he was just clinically depressed.
Posted on 4/30/10 at 8:43 am to GFaceKillah
I have no problem with a doctor helping somebody whack themselves, but don't believe doctor assisted suicided is a right.
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