Pacino's buoyant self-mockery goes a long way towards redeeming the actor, who's on genial and winning form.

We sense an actor rediscovering the less frenzied energies that complemented his relatively rare furies when a young man.

Pacino is good company, keeping his more mannered Pacinoisms in check, but none of it feels like a stretch for him.

A decade later, Danny Collins endures as Al Pacino leads a strong ensemble through a heartfelt tale of redemption underscored by John Lennon’s music.