STAND UP GUYS

America's classic actors: Pacino, Walken, and Arkin come together in this character driven film to deliver performances that made me weep. I wept because they are in their twilight years and so many actors won't be able to know them and observe their talent.  This is an extraordinary film.  Like a foreign film.  No great story line here:  only characters/actors listening and responding.  It is exquisite.  I heard an NPR interview with the director, Fisher Stevens.  He said they were impossible to direct because they knew what wouldn't work and told him.  So he listened to what they had to say about what would work.  Smart director...it worked.  Better than he could ever imagine.