Serpico (1973)


The real-life struggle of an honest New York City cop against a corrupt system.

Serpico (1973)

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Christian Science Monitor - David Sterritt
A quintessential New York director made this quintessential New York movie in 1973, with Pacino at his best.
90
Chicago Reader - Unnamed
A virtuoso performance by Al Pacino and some expert location work by Sidney Lumet add up to a tour de force genre piece. (Review of Original Release)
90
The New York Times - Vincent Canby
It is galvanizing because of Al Pacino's splendid performance in the title role and because of the tremendous intensity that Mr. Lumet brings to this sort of subject. (Review of Original Release)
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The A.V. Club - Noel Murray
Director Sidney Lumet (working from a screenplay by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler) chooses not to press the superheroic aspect of his protagonist. Serpico is more street-level, tracing a decade of NYPD change--and refusal to change--through an episodic, often elliptical structure.
80
TV Guide Magazine - Unnamed
When all is said and done, Pacino is the riveting presence that makes the movie work and it is difficult to imagine any other actor in the part. (Review of Original Release)

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