While out hunting in west Texas Llewelyn Moss finds the drug deal gone wrong, then discovers the “last man standing” dead with the brief case under a tree. Llewelyn removes the trace, buries it at the feet of the man and goes home to tell his wife it’s time for a new life in a new state, where they go and live a wonderful life happily ever after.
The Fugitive
Doctor Richard Kimble is charged with murder by a DA who didn’t do his homework. Kimble’s defence counsel proves to the court (and the jury) that Kimble didn’t it and had no motive to kill his wife. Case is dismissed, leaving the police to DNA trace the one-armed man, which they do, who leads them to Dr Nicholls. They both go to jail for life
The Godfather
Michael Corleone at the marriage reception of his sister decides life as a mafioso is not for him. His father at a loss out buying oranges is shot and dies in hospital, apparently by suffocation. Sad but resolute Michael marries his girlfriend joins the Democrats, goes into politics and is elected to Congress. The Corleones divide their father’s fortune between family members and decide on a side by side middleclass Condo existence down in Florida.
Years ago I saw and argued in print with a Hong Kong reviewer, who disparaged the film. And now I see how right I was to defend it!
Great performance by Al Pacino, in a deft screenplay, whose power is masked by a film which seems to be presenting itself more as entertainment than biting satire.
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