what a crap movie, what a let-down

Rating: 1/10 (26 August 2001)

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7.9/10. #206 on imdb.com all time rankings. al pacino. these elements certainly seemed to point to an awesome movie. me and my mate spotted this movie at the local video shop and noted it for future reference, we hired it last night... and we were looking forward to a great movie.
i guess it was a bad omen right from the start, the unprofessional manner in which al pacino clumsily ripped his shotgun from his gift-wrapped box... it was disappointing the pathetic manner in which they held up the bank, unprofessional and emotional, unable to get the job done. lighting a fire in the bank? how stupid...

the actors were pretty crap, the fbi guy sheldon, and moretti too. at least the pizza guy offered some comic relief. another thing, we noticed that al pacino spoke different to usual, like a stereotypical gay guy... which was annoying.. when we found out he actually was gay, as was exemplified by a long boring phone call to his "wife" Leon, the PENNY DROPPED. listen to the way al pacino says "please put out that fire" near the start of the movie.. he sounds so pathetic. i did appreciate the bits where he manipulates the crowds .. when he steps outside etc, but overall i was disappointed in this movie.
i guess it was a hit in the gay community. i dont see why else it is so rated... it is long and boring.
also the dvd had no special features, and the picture quality left somewhat to be desired, with notable artefaction in the backgrounds.
after the gruelling exercise of watching this 119 min movie, i immediately logged onto imdb.com and gave it a 1/10, feeling thorougly depressed after hoping to be in for a great watch.