Nothing special

Rating: Null/10 (17 September 2003)

I thought the film to be reasonably entertaining but I'm afraid I dont understand why the two leading protagonists are drenched with acting accolades all the time. De-Niro is well cast in this one but I thought Pacino was embarrassingly bad, acting way over the top, look at me here I'm tough .I've commented before on this, a good actor to me is one who is natural and not trying to show off in a role where it is not needed .Compare Gene Hackman in The french connection to Al pacino in Heat.I really believed Hackman was a tough hard boiled cop on the edge but the latter as some kind of over the top batman character from the 60's series.For a good heist movie watch Walter Matthau in Charley Varrick a truly great actor in a film that was unusual for him and pulled it off with aplomb.
jim