Michael Noer creates an ambitious remake of the 1973 film about French convict, memoirist and inveterate flight risk Henri Charrière.
By John Anderson
There’s no escaping 1973’s “Papillon,” even during the most dire moments of director Michael Noer’s ambitious remake, which stars Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy”) and Rami Malek (“Mr. Robot) and does its damnedest to separate itself from the original.
