How is it possible for Al Pacino to turn in one of the best and worst performances of the year essentially playing the same character? The truth is in the storytelling. For 97 minutes director and generous renegade David Gordon Green delights in following Manglehorn (Al Pacino), a small-town locksmith who's wasted too much of his life angrily pining for the lost love of the only woman capable of jimmying his heart. With its long, precision crafted parallel editing, sound design, and constantly evolving lap-dissolves, Manglehorn is almost as much an epistle to a certain tendency in ‘70’s cinema as it is tender homage to the power of Pacino. The actor returns the thanks with a performance the likes of which he hasn’t rewarded audiences with in almost two decades. Steeped in style, this one demands a visit to the theatre. With honorable support from Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine, and Chris Messina. (2015) — Scott Marks
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