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Rating: Q=5, P=4 / Average OJ
Scale 1=2, Scale 2=3, Scale 3=2, Scale 4=2
True Story, Bank Robbery, Hostage, Crime, Complex Relationships
The incredibly bizarre story of the bank robbery that actually happened in Brooklyn 40 years ago (really, that long?) is still as interesting, tense, and uncomfortable to watch today. I had to get up more than a few times just because all the yelling and sweaty-ness was getting to me. Al Pacino is phenomenal, undoubtedly due to the superb directing of Sidney Lumet.
Humans are prone to get in too deep, to not think things through. They become torn between self-interest and "the right thing to do" and get carried away in schemes, lies, and dreams. And we will watch them in fascination because...well, it's us.
Humans are prone to get in too deep, to not think things through. They become torn between self-interest and "the right thing to do" and get carried away in schemes, lies, and dreams. And we will watch them in fascination because...well, it's us.
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