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Summary: dated
Review: I bought this dvd based on the reviews I read, well let me tell ya, this movie is very dated. The direction is very poor. Time in this movie moves very fast, the only way you can tell that a year has passed is by the length of Pacino's beard or the growth of his dog. The story is boringly (is that a word?) told. It would make a great re-make done by a better director. Maybe in the 70's this was cutting edge, but I found it as interesting as an episode of Matlock. Now with that said, Al Pacino is the bright spot in this black hole of a movie, his acting is the only reason I could stay awake. So if your an Al Pacino fan....and you have to own all of his movies then and only then get it, but if you just want to watch it once to see a great preformance by Al, RENT IT.
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Summary: Nothing to wonderful
Review: I did'nt like this one to much. Al Pacino's character is ok. There where only a few parts in the movie, where he really did an amazing job. The story plot did'nt make sence, it kept jumping around, Pacino looked like a horrible Charlies Manson, look-a-like. Don't waste your time.
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Summary: Just a few comments
Review: I just have few comments about this movie... I really appreciated the excellent directing & the excellent performance by Al Pacino. The turmoil Serpico felt as to wanting to be a good cop, but also knowing the shame of being assoc. w/the known to be corrupt police force was compelling to watch. The pressure he was under was tremendous. As some others have said, it WAS a real-life horror/suspense story. When the other cops confronted him in the park I thought it was LIGHTS OUT for him! I liked the part when he first met the bag-man, and he fooled him about the mouse who sniffed out heroin. I knew right then there was serious trouble ahead for Serpico. The understated, subtle, pressure-cooker acting from Pacino was the best! I just had a few problems-- the movie "did not age well" as someone else said--it had a tv movie feel. But I still loved the time capsule effect of seeing NYC back then, and also the close-minded views of the cops vs. hippies & gays, and also how the free-spirit girlfriend ended up being "traditional" after all. It was also very confusing for me keeping track of all the cops & Serpico's allies. But all in all I'm so glad I saw this movie! Now on to Dog Day Afternoon!
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Summary: Well acted, but lacking in realism relative to the book
Review: I loved the book, so I saw the film. My Dad being an ex-cop, I was able to understand the film. The only thing I didn't like was that it didn't stick to the book. Al Pacino is one of the finiest actors of our time and his performance was unspeakably great.
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Summary: The movie that put Al Pacino on the map
Review: I must first start of with saying that this is almost to much man fightin' for my own damn self. I had to hit pause a couple of times during the movie to truly appreciate the goodness. I have only recently come to the conclusion that Pacino is ^&%*&^% UNBELIEVABLE!! This guy is not only just a raw talent, but he could pick them also. People always talk about the DeNiro Scorcesse connection, but Pacino Lumet relationship is unstoppable. The gritty realness that is felt on the dirty pavement of New York is a welcome change to the bloated stuff that I have seen recently at the movie theaters. Not only do I like the acting in this movie, but I also like the story. The two go hand in hand to produce a classic that I should have seen a while ago. Plus you have to check out the outfits, too funky for myself! Strongly Recommended Hoo-ah
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Summary: How does this guy do it?
Review: I must first start of with saying that this is almost to much man fightin' for my own damn self. I had to hit pause a couple of times during the movie to truly appreciate the goodness. I have only recently come to the conclusion that Pacino is ^&%*&^% UNBELIEVABLE!! This guy is not only just a raw talent, but he could pick them also. People always talk about the DeNiro Scorcesse connection, but Pacino Lumet relationship is unstoppable. The gritty realness that is felt on the dirty pavement of New York is a welcome change to the bloated stuff that I have seen recently at the movie theaters. Not only do I like the acting in this movie, but I also like the story. The two go hand in hand to produce a classic that I should have seen a while ago. Plus you have to check out the outfits, too funky for myself! Strongly Recommended Hoo-ah
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Summary: Pacino in one of their best!
Review: I've always said in my personal meetings with coleagues and friends that Pacino is much more than an actor ; he's a nature force .
But back to Serpico. This movie not only remains as cult movie and one of the most`powerful works of this tireless film maker as Sidney Lumet was in that age. Serpico meant a breakthrough with the ancient patterns of good citizen and virtuosi cop.
Serpico is a simple inmigrant citizen who lives in a little department ; he brings in his mind the ancestral illusions for being part of the american dream . His inner sense of justice is not influenced for any other kind of ideology . In this sense he's naif ; suddenly he's inmersed in a double face world; the eternal game of make the things appear right ; though they are rotten really .
His search for the sense of justice prevails and becomes nowadays, in a kind of romantic knight ; but he , besides the prize he must pay for his behavior , goes ahead no matter what. Don't forget that in times of hipocrisy ; any sincerity is associated with cynism.
This film is part of the amazing sextet together with Twelve angry men, The pawnbroker , The offence , Network and Equus ; that in my opinion express the most remarkable works of that extraordinary film maker.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: It is rare to find a film as good as the book upon which it was based, but "Serpico" is just that. The screenplay is an excellent adaptation of Peter Maas' outstanding book. Al Pacino shines in the title role, one of his best ever. This film is gritty, hard-hitting, and thoroughly entertaining, and as the viewer from Atlanta noted, the soundtrack is superb.
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Summary: THE FIRST PACINO TOUR DE FORCE
Review: Mention 1970's cinema and SERPICO is one of the first 5 films that comes to mind. This was the first Pacino tour de force in a film that has staying power through today. Sidney Lumet created a materwork without equal.I always said that had it been released a year later it would have garnered more than the 2 Oscar nominations it did (Pacino as Best Actor and Best Screenplay-Adapted, for Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler). The film is true to the best seller by Peter Maas and accurately follows the actual record of events (The Whitman Knapp Crime Commission, Serpico's tours of duty with the NYPD)without adding any fluff. The secondary performances are outstanding, with John Randolph spectacular as Sidney Green, Tony Roberts rock solid as Bob Blair and the drop dead gorgeous Cornelia Sharpe (where is she these days). I still have my copy of the soundtrack on vinyl.
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Summary: The movie that put Al Pacino on the map
Review: Of all the films that Al was nominated for and never won, he should have won the Best Actor Oscar for Serpico. One of the most realistic
NYC cop films of the early 70s because of it's grittiness and locations (Check out the old Yankee Stadium in the background when the cops confront Serpico). The music by the Greek musical director will stay with you long after you watch this classic.
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