Serpico Review
The first of two Sidney_Lumet movies to feature stellar performances from the kinetic Al_Pacino, Serpico was released at a heated moment in American culture and touched a nerve with American audiences. Based on a series of real events, the film targeted institutional corruption in the New York City Police Department and fit in stylistically with the gritty cop dramas of the time, including The_French_Connection and the Dirty_Harry movies. Thematically, it was one of the first pictures since the heyday of film noir to tackle police corruption. Fresh from his breakthrough in The_Godfather, Pacino is excellent as the whistle-blowing title character; he received his second Oscar nomination for the role. Brendon Hanley, Rovi
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