Classic

Rating: Null/10 (22 March 2003)

On August 22, 1972, in the early morning heat of a scorching New York midsummer day,two gunmen enter a local bank. The robbery should have taken ten minutes. Ten hours later,they were still inside.
What happened on that day is hard to believe-but its all true. It tells the whole weird story:hostages,demands,live TV cameras,take-out pizzas, a mother,a wife,a homosexual lover,and a neighborhood cheering section that almost turns into a deadly riot.
The riveting performance from Al Pacino makes this a must see to believe. Al Pacino gives a spellbinding demonstration of his range,sublety,and emotional depth as an actor and here it shows in this classic Sidney Lumet's hard-edged authentic film from the mid-1970's.
This goes to show why Al Pacino is one of the finest American actors of our generation. Watch this movie to see why.