One of 1975's 10 best films

Rating: 10/10 (18 June 2014)

Sidney Lumet without question is one of the world' s greatest directors thanks to masterpieces like 12 Angry Men, Network, The Verdict, and his near masterpiece Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. The movie stars Al Pacino as former Vietnam vet Sonny Wortzik a bisexual who goes with his man lover Sal (John Cazale) to go rob a bank in Brooklyn, of which was originally supposed to take 10 minutes, then 4 hours later the bank becomes a news channel circus show, then 12 hours later it was the most watched event in T.V. history. Director Sidney Lumet has staged this historically accurate movie with some magnificent heist scenes that goes along with Inside Man as one of the absolute best hostage movies ever made. Not only do Pacino and Cazale do wonderful in this film but so does Charles Durning as the police sergeant who tries to negotiate with Sonny. I really have to say that this was a great film because I found the performances to be very convincing, and I personally do not hold anything against this film just because Al Pacino and John Cazale play homosexuals.