average movie

Rating: 6/10 (7 June 2002)

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At first I was just going to focus on the movie review but I read other viewers comments and I will give my opinions of their comments also. This was a decent performance by Pacino, not Oscar quality as some reviewers exclaim. (Admit it folks, this ain't Godfather, Scarface, Dog Day Afternoon quality, more Heat, Sea of Love quality huh) I thought the supporting cast was excellent. Robin Williams ability to interject passion in a role of a low keyed psychopath amazed me, he is truly an underrated actor. The neophyte detective also performed admirably. One of the previous reviewers referred to Al Pacino's character as a "true American Patriot" How sick is that! His character was almost as disgusting as Robin Williams character. Here is a decorated police officer who plants evidence, murders a innocent man and conspires with a child molester / murderer. What a patriot. Integrity is an important part of patriotism. I was going to go into a rant about priest and N.Y.P.D but this is not the proper forum for a discussion of that nature. The point is one bad act erases all the good. I was pulling for ALL the bad guys to die at the end.