Review of Dog Day Afternoon (1975) by Alex D — 01 Jul 2018
This film is a great study of a fumbling, naive criminal mind, but it is also a comment on crowd mentality and mass media, and makes powerful statements about these issues without being alarmist or preachy.
One thing I love about the movie is the long conversations in the second half between Pacino's character and the other characters (his crime partner, his gay lover, his mother). The action and slows down, the tension drops for a bit, and you're mesmerized to learn more about the characters pasts and personalities.
In films today, such scenes would doubtless be cut out by producers.
This review of Dog Day Afternoon (1975) was written by Alex D on 01 Jul 2018.
Dog Day Afternoon has generally received very positive reviews.
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