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Serpico (1973) Rank 4 Reviews
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MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
A quintessential New York director made this quintessential New York movie in 1973, with Pacino at his best as an honest cop who turns on his crooked colleagues. ...read the complete Serpico movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Moviepie.com
After watching Carlito's Way and seeing the tribute to Sidney Lumet at the Oscars, I went on a bit of an Al Pacino movie binge. He's one of those actors whose movies are so famous that you feel like you've seen them even when you haven't. As it turns ...read the complete Serpico movie review at Moviepie.com
MovieEye.com (David Litton)
The opening shots of "Serpico" take place in a police car, its siren blaring, speeding through the streets of New York. "We're bringing in a wounded cop," the driver calls over the radio, while the other attends to a plain-clothes officer who has ...read the complete Serpico movie review at MovieEye.com (David Litton)
DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
One of Sidney Lumet's very best movies in an exemplary career, Serpico is a highly entertaining movie about grim police corruption in New York. It's a true story that shows how a highly-insulated institution resists reform, even when it comes from an ...read the complete Serpico movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
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. ...read the complete Serpico movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
DVD Verdict (Michael Rankins)
Between his two star-making stints in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, red-hot Al Pacino was top-billed in a gritty drama whose storyline was, as Dick Wolf would later put it, "ripped from the headlines." In Serpico, Pacino portrayed a real-life ...read the complete Serpico movie review at DVD Verdict (Michael Rankins)
Apollo Guide (Ryan Cracknell)
Historically, the police badge is seen as a symbol of honour and upholding good and lawfulness. Yet for some reason, Hollywood has a fixation with devoting a seemingly equal amount of time to looking at the darker side of the police force. Serpico is a ...read the complete Serpico movie review at Apollo Guide (Ryan Cracknell)
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)
It's a weirdly auspicious moment to revisit Serpico—on the one hand, the institution against whom the title character battles, the New York Police Department, is still (rightly) basking in the glow of the heroic efforts of some of its members after the ...read the complete Serpico movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)
Movie Reviews UK
Based on a true-life account Serpico is a gripping account of rampant police corruption in the New York City precincts. The film starts by seeming to show us the end -- Serpico (Al Pacino) slumped in the back of a racing police car, dazed and covered in ...read the complete Serpico movie review at Movie Reviews UK
Apollo Movie Guide (Ryan Cracknell)
Al Pacino built on his Godfather success with his performance in this searing fact-based story of corruption and courage among New York City cops. Directed by Sidney Lumet. ...read the complete Serpico movie review at Apollo Movie Guide (Ryan Cracknell)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Damn dirty cops! It's gonna take Frank Serpico to clean up this town!!!
Based on a true story of rampant corruption and internal affairs in New York City (where else?), Serpico stands as the consummate cop movie, right up there with The French ...read the complete Serpico movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
DVDwolf (Rob Paul)
One of the few truly gritty cop flicks. Serpico, like The French Connection, is a stand out look at the daily grind of a cop, especially a good cop amongst corrupt ones. Throw in the fact that it is based on a true story, again, like The French ...read the complete Serpico movie review at DVDwolf (Rob Paul)
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