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Some great scenes, but one that really stands out for me...


And it isn't one you'd think. Oh, the classic scenes are all great; the big court scene, the tango, driving, etc. But one very small scene that I thought was so well done by Pacino was when he was getting fitted for his suit while Charlie was making his first call to George. He hears Charlie use the phrase "see no evil, hear no evil", and the look on his face is just perfect. It's that tired, sad look of a guy who knows the kid is in worse trouble than he knows and has a hard choice ahead of him. For me, that was the first moment I understood that Frank pretty much knew exactly what Charlie's real problem was, and that he was hoping like hell that he wouldn't make the same mistakes he had in the past. It's a minor thing, I know, but that one look with no dialogue really stands out to me to this day.

Here's to the health of Cardinal Puff.

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