The march to the laundry room was absolutely necessary. Photos: Bleecker Street
Basically, what we’ve got in Papillon is a guy who looks a lot like Steve McQueen hanging out with a guy who looks a lot like Dustin Hoffman, in between getting beaten, thrown into solitary confinement and tortured.
This is a remake of the original 1973 Papillon, starring McQueen and Hoffman – and the thing to wonder is, did the old one feel like the new one does? You know, like you’re in prison, too, and you can’t get out, either?
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