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Dec 14, 2012 · Serpico, the cop who wouldn’t take money. In contemporary Hollywood, when a young actor becomes successful, he immediately tries to convert fame into power and money, investing his time in formulaic projects that guarantee great results at the box office and, thus, his ascension in the industry.
Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) is an idealistic New York City cop who refuses to take bribes, unlike the rest of the force. His actions get Frank shunned by the other officers, and often placed in ...
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- Sidney Lumet
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- Al Pacino
Giving us one of Al Pacino's best performances, Serpico brims with the frustration and anger of its protagonist, ripping open NYPD corruption like a bag of chips. Most of the characters in the movie don't matter; they are meshed together into one big, sleazy, corrupt, blob.
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Aug 17, 2023 · ‘The epic that Sidney Lumet has been promising for years’: Serpico reviewed in 1974. As Sidney Lumet’s Al Pacino-starring thriller about undercover cop Frank Serpico returns to cinemas this week in a new 4K restoration, we revisit an original rave review of the film first published in the Monthly Film Bulletin.
Serpico Review. Frank Serpico is an honest cop in the NYPD and is therefore not only lonely but also dangerous. by Kim Newman |. Published on 26 01 2006. Release Date: 25 Aug 1973....
Sidney Lumet’s Serpico is an exemplar of a certain brand of character-based social realism that Hollywood excelled at in the 1970s, as well as an essential time capsule of New York City during ...
The movie is a great character portrayal because it shows how this battle turned an offbeat, but relatively sedate person into someone who was often temperamental, obstinate, arrogant, and nasty. Serpico had many flaws, but his fortitude and ethics are far more important.
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