Review of Papillon (2017) by Straciatellas — 17 Oct 2018

This movie missed a real chance to be something special. All the ingredients are there, two very strong leading roles, a story with real potential, but somehow it all just doesn't exactly fall in to place.

I enjoyed myself for large parts of the movie, but also found myself desperately wishing for the end of some scenes that got dragged on for far to long. That being said, Charlie Hunnam has come a long was since Green Street Hooligans, and will hopefully make an appearance in another movie that better suits his talents.

He and Rami Malek both play excellent roles, it's the writers that fail to bring emphasize the chemistry between the two characters that is obviously there (hence the coconut scene). Conclusion, this movie could had the potential to be a lot better, but thanks to it's leading actors, was still acceptable to watch.