‘PAPILLON’ REMAKE IS HANDSOME BUT SLOW PRISON DRAMA
Danish director Michael Noer’s “Papillon” remake, adapted from both Henri Charriere’s autobiography and the 1973 Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman film, is a sumptuous-looking but slow-moving prison drama that at times will have you dreaming about an escape of your own.
Charlie Hunnam stars as Papillon, nicknamed for the butterfly tattoo on his chest. He’s an expert safecracker in Paris who is framed for murder
