Review of Dog Day Afternoon (1975) by Mick Lasalle for San Francisco Chronicle — 29 Oct 1995
The film's tone is extraordinarily flexible, holding within the same reality elements of the absurd, the ridiculous and the comic while sustaining a sense of tension and dread throughout. This is, of course, one of the classic Pacino roles - he's so appealing - but don't overlook the late John Cazale as his accomplice, who gives us a character who's stupid and scared, troubled and dangerous, and disturbingly inscrutable.
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This review of Dog Day Afternoon (1975) was written by Mick Lasalle and published by San Francisco Chronicle on 29 Oct 1995.
Dog Day Afternoon has generally received very positive reviews.
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