Serpico

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Daniel S Dec 2 Honest Cop, Dishonest Entertainment Serpico gets hyped as a gritty, must-see classic, but honestly, it feels way more overrated than iconic. Yes, it’s raw and realistic, and Al Pacino goes full intensity, but that energy doesn’t save the movie from being incredibly slow and oddly empty. Most of the runtime focuses on building up Serpico as this honest cop stuck in a corrupt system, which sounds interesting on paper. In reality, you end up watching a bunch of random subplots that lead nowhere. One minute he’s dealing with girl drama, the next he’s hanging out with pets, doing strange ballet-like moves in the precinct, raging for no clear reason. Instead of making him complex, it just makes him feel flat, confusing, and kind of unlikeable by the end. The supporting characters aren’t much better. Some seem promising at first, but they disappear just as fast, with zero real development. It’s hard to care about anyone or anything when the movie doesn’t even seem committed to them. And if you’re expecting action, don’t. There are barely any real action scenes at all. One of the few attempts, the fire-escape moment, is not intense, it’s straight-up unbelievable and awkwardly directed. Most of the "action" just comes from Pacino yelling. The pacing drags so hard that boredom becomes a main theme. Then, just when you’d expect a powerful payoff for all that struggle and "tenacity," the ending comes off as bizarre and disappointing, almost like the story gives up on itself. After everything, Serpico basically taps out, and it feels like the entire journey loses its meaning. Bottom line, Serpico has grit, but grit alone isn’t enough. With slow pacing, scattered storytelling, and a main character who never truly clicks, it ends up feeling more like a chore than a classic. See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Nov 20 A little boring, but good classic with a young Pacino. See more andras gaspar p Oct 11 This is one of the best crime movies. See more Claire M Oct 6 This is Al Pacino's best performance in my opinion. He truly is one of the world's greatest actors. His run of films from The Panic in Needle Park to The Godfather Trilogy to Dog Day Afternoon to Serpico to Scarface to Scent of a Woman to Insomnia and beyond is tremendous. Serpico is another collaboration with the late Director, Sidney Lumet, and it's a match made in Heaven. See more Jerod S Sep 19 70s New York City is rampant with crime. Young Al Pacino destroys this crime drama. See more Kyle M Aug 21 A growing breakthrough for Al Pacino’s dedicative conviction humanely embodies the factual significance through aesthetically pedestrian plotting and realistic gradual form of police corruption. (B) See more Read all reviews

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