The film revolves around an old man who appears to be starting to face his troubles and perhaps this man is tired of boring life. After a stroke, this man moves to a nursing home where he has the opportunity to fulfill his dream normally.
Borgnine's robust performance keeps the pic grounded in a melancholy reality of frustrated dreams, bitter resentments and last-chance opportunities for redemption.
It gives film fans the chance to see the late Ernest Borgnine in his last acting gig and to see that he clearly relished every opportunity to perform. Unfortunately, the film surrounding him is a pulseless homage to spaghetti westerns.
