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Release Date: 19 August, 2003 Retail Price: $9.98 OUR Price: $9.98 You SAVE: $0.00! Cast: Complete Cast (10 total) |
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Is the corruption in "Serpico" ubiquitous?
Having read the book and watched the movie at least twenty times in the last ten years, I can honestly say that this is the story of truth--truth about what honest cops are sometimes faced with. Whether crooked cops are "meat-eaters" or "grass-eaters," they are still crooked. For cops and cop-recruits it all begins with ethics. This is the story of numerous ethical, honest and professional men, yet sadly it is also about crooked cops and, the movie leads the viewer to believe there are more crooked cops than honest ones. This could not be further from the truth. One should not get carried away with the liberties that Hollywood takes from time to time. The impression the creators attempted to leave the viewer with was sadly accomplished. Ask people like Ray Kelly, William Bratton, John Timmoney, or Richard Pennington if they would have so easily dismissed complaints of police corruption so easily. Policing in America is a team effort and only those fit for duty can play. The misrepresentation and sensationalizing of the few bad acts unfortunatley leave a wider impression for the public. The creators of the movie "Serpico" act as if the representations in "Serpico" are ubiquitous solipsism.
Most respectfully,
Dr. Charles Thomas Kelly, Jr.
Assistant Professor in the
Administration of Justice
Louisiana State University-Alexandria
I forgot it was Al Pacino, he's that good
I remember reading Peter Maas' book when I was in junior high -- way back in the 1970s. I've read a lot of books since then, and yet I remember Frank Serpico. It's an important story -- what makes a man fight against corruption, year after year, at the risk of his own life? We need more people like that, they are too few and far between.
I watched this movie for the first time last night. I've seen Al Pacino in many, many films. He's been one of our greatest actors for over 30 years, familiar to us all.
And yet, when I watched Al Pacino in "Serpico," he was so convincing ... I forgot it was him. That's the highest praise I can give an actor.
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