very real on a big screen

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 2009)

Three years back I had the opportunity to see Dog Day Afternoon on the big screen. Perfect illusion of being real, events really happening where you saw only the screen during the commercials. The excitement stays on all the way thanks to a very clean perspective. The spectator is placed as a bank robber inside the bank. Almost all outside shots are in a style you would see the events during a live TV coverage. The bank robbers actually do watch TV while in the bank so the perspective stays intact.Practically all characters in the story are way beyond people I would ever know so I cannot comment on the actor's performance here. However the bank robbers do change as the events approach one climax after another in a way that is believable.