Monday, April 26, 2010

Euthanasia in Film: You Don't Know Jack



You Don't Know Jack is a look at the life and work of suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian.
Directed by Barry Levinson

Ever since The Godfather, Pacino has continually impressed us with his ability to transform himself into his characters. He just gets it. He gets into their mind - understanding their psychology and all their psychoses - and in doing so allows his physicality to undergo an entire transformation. We saw it with Corleone, with Sonny from Dog Day Afternoon, when he became Tony Montana, in Scent of a Woman to name but a sweet few. Al Pacino is a chameleon.

However, and maybe because we rarely see Pacino playing a known, real life character, we are yet to see him BECOME someone as adeptly as he has become Jack Kevorkian.

OBVIOUSLY I'm fascinated.

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