Pretty intriguing and amazing performances

Rating: Null/10 (17 April 2011)

This is my 3rd Sidney Lumet film, and once again it is an intriguing and entertaining bank-heist film with some great writing and performances.
Al Pacino is magnificent in the title role, but he ain't the only one. Chris Sarandon and John Cazale are also really impressive. Lumet is both a story-teller and an actor's director, as has been proved with performances from Fonda (12 Angry Men), Dunaway, Finch, and Holden (Network). He really knows how to make the most of a character and the actor. I give Dog Day Afternoon an 8.5, and while very, very good, 12 Angry Men and Network are still higher.