“They say we die twice. Once, when the breath leaves our body. And once, when the last person we know says our name.”
That was Al Pacino in the criminally-underrated 2012 release, Stand Up Guys. Pacino was talking to Christopher Walken, a friend and former colleague who he fears will soon kill him, per the request of their employer — a menacing, uncompromising mob boss played by Mark Margolis. That second part isn’t really germane to this column, but it feels like necessary context, nonetheless.
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