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Dog Day Afternoon
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Al Pacino plays a ferocious and fed-up bank robber in Lumet's classic film DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Balancing suspense, violence, and humor, the...
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Al Pacino plays a ferocious and fed-up bank robber in Lumet's classic film DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Balancing suspense, violence, and humor, the film's depiction of a grand-scale media event craftily dives from the political to the personal, evoking a piercing portrait of a man and his devastating downward tumble as seen through the media circus that Lumet made a career of chronicling. Pacino is heartbreakingly real as Sonny, a smart yet self-destructive Brooklyn tough whose plan to rob the local bank to fund his male lover's (Chris Sarandon) sex change goes absurdly wrong. Accompanied only by his doltish accomplice, Sal (John Cazale), Sonny realizes that all the money had been removed before his arrival, and decides to kidnap a handful of bank employees instead. As the lengthy August day drags on, Sonny and hordes of local police, led by Sergeant Moretti (Charles Durning), make little progress, and eventually Sonny's wife and lover are brought to the scene. The crowd's sympathy is immediately captured by the ...
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Pros: The acting, the writing, the directing, the editing, the little stuff
Cons: Stylistically, the film is "of its time." That's not a con for me, but still...
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It's a great bank-heist movie and a great political movie and a great New York movie and a great Al Pacino movie. What more do you want? Read More
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Pros: Direction, screenplay, Pacino, Cazale, Sarandon.
Cons: None.
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Watch it. Read More
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Pros: Acting, cast, direction, writing, technical values.
Cons: Different from what some expect.
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An excellent "New York" movie. Watch as Michael and Fredo of "The Godfather" knock off a bank. Read More
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Pros: Well-acted, well-written, funny, entertaining
Cons: May not be enough action for some people
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A weird and wonderful film about a bank heist that just doesn't go like it should. Read More
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Pros: Excellent acting by Pacino, Casale, and others.
Cons: The bank they robbed was not J.P. Morgan Chase.
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Watch with friends. Order a Pizza and cold soft beverages. Watch in an air conditioned room. It is fun for a group in summer heat. Read More
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Pros: Terrific direction, script, top notch performances from Pacino, Sarandon, Durning
Cons: Reality is very hard to believe sometimes
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Pros: Acting, dialog, evoking, unique
Cons: N/A
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Recommended for everyone Read More
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Pros: A ground breaking trend setting movie for society and Pacino
Cons: Somewhat dated, but compared to Killing Zoe it is still fresh.
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If you admire Pacino now but never got to see his early work this is definitely worth the wathc. Read More
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Pros: Great script, great direction, Al Pacino and John Cazale!
Cons: I would have wanted to see more of Charles Durning
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Robbery should have taken 10minutes. 4hours later it was a circus sideshow. 8hours later it was the hottest thing on TV. 12hours later it was history. Movie history! Read More
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Pros: Pacino, a different angle on the hostage-film genre
Cons: The swift rise of Sonny from loser to anti-hero, the disco fashions
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