No matter your opinions coming in, “Paterno” is designed to engage the school’s most ardent supporters before breaking down why there’s no rationalization for what this coach did. That doubt sneaks up on you, much like the rest of the film.
New Movies: Release Calendar for March 10, Plus Where to Watch the Latest FilmsĪnd yet despite all of this - his frozen hand, droopy pajamas, and defeated exhalation - the question that immediately pops to mind isn’t an angry rebuke in defense of a respected coach ousted like some data entry temp. 'The Last of Us' Episode 9 Is a Devastating Inversion of What We Expect from Endings - Spoilers One Year After 'The Slap,' the Oscars Just Tried to Get Through It It’s not a deep sigh more like a thoughtful “huh.” He walks to the bed, sits down, and sighs. His hand dangles, unmoved from when it was still holding the receiver, as she redials the number and says, “After 61 years, he deserved better.” Paterno in this moment is a pathetic figure so far removed from the legend he built himself into that his wife is the only one fighting back. Joe, wearing his blue pajama bottoms, keeps walking, but Sue stops him in the bedroom and takes the phone. “They fired me,” he says to his wife, Sue (Kathy Baker).
He lifts the receiver to his ear, says his name, listens briefly and then hangs up.
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Delivered a letter with a phone number inside, Joe Paterno ( Al Pacino) shuffles down the hallway toward his bedroom and dials his portable landline. In the final act of “ Paterno,” HBO’s crackling examination of the Penn State football coach’s legacy-defining final days, there’s a pivotal scene that draws you in only to smack you in the face for your misplaced compassion.
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