Review of Dog Day Afternoon (1975) by Tim F — 03 Oct 2010
From the start on, the introducing images of New York at the time, it made me think; "this is real moviemaking, so much more work was put in!".
After that they cut to the chase and the suspence is only built up.Soon you think "they should have been out of there by now!" On the other hand you see.
How he prepared this... "I bark a lot, see him, he bites!" -Great Al Pacino in his early days!At some points even more persistant than in Scarface!
Set in the real-life 70's, is a plus to watch it now. The honesty and open conversations are remarkable, a subconcious level of neggotiation.
The police forces don't have control, autorities aren't set, it becomes almost hilarious! he takes advantage of this ofcourse, packed with some good.
Psychological knowledge and a carabine. Then his wife turns up, queit funny, to thicken the relational and emotional factor. But isn't this a scam I.
Thought?When the FBI turns up, it looks prosperous, advancing to the sad end...
This review of Dog Day Afternoon (1975) was written by Tim F on 03 Oct 2010.
Dog Day Afternoon has generally received very positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
