Watched Papillon. What a magnificent movie! I was totally sucked into it and enjoyed every moment of this well crafted movie. I knew this was a movie about prisoners but I was expecting a world war film . I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed when I realized at the beginning that this was not a prisoner of war movie. But the disappointment soon gave way to awe and I was fully absorbed into the movie. While it was bad to see the predicament of the prisoners the setting was simply exotic. The movie takes place on a beautiful tropical island in French Guiana. Steve McQueen is the heart of the movie and gives a solid performance. Dustin Hoffman is equally good. What I liked about this movie was the grit of the characters, the feeling that I was watching one of the movies from 70s when they made big screen adventures, breathtakingly beautiful locales and the twists and turns the movie takes. I will give it a 8 on 10. I feel it surely qualifies to be called a classic.
