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This film is a remake of a Scandinavian film, set in Lapland, with the same midnight sun problem is in Alaska, apparently. Is this one a better version ? Probably not or not much. I think it's just a good quality action-thriller with more than average acting, although the sleepy face and following downspiral of Al Pacino seemed a bit predictable. After watching the tremendous Alaskan landscapes for more than an hour, it became a bit difficult for me to stay interested in all the juggling with guns and bullets in ventilation holes etc. I couldn't care too much about all Pacino's problems at the homefront, either. The scenes with the angry, questioning Pacino, on the other hand, helped me to stay awake alright. An interesting movie, that could have done with some more mystery and less explaining.

Dries, Belgium

I saw this one in 1994 and I was under the impression. Contrary to one of the other comments, I found Ian Hart's impersonation of Lennon strong: witty, hurting and sensitive at times. The interaction between Epstein and Lennon in a strange pre-Beatlemania atmosphere was fascinating: BEA-aircompany, Lennon going to watch some Gaudis in Barcelona (did he really know Gaudi at that time ?), Lennon picking up a girl (stewardess on the flight). It seems far from the peace loving prophet a few years later. And still, I think, much closer to the "real" John Lennon. The beautiful Bach-score (Goldberg variations by Glenn Gould) offers an impressing undertone to this portrait, which looks like a forebode of the dramatic short lives of both protagonists.

It's about 10 years ago I saw this film. It wasn't that bad. Biker movies were a genre in their own term. Jack Nicholson's and Adam Roarke's performances were credible. B-movie director Roger Corman was an influence on this genre of movies.

My rating: 7 / 10