Review of Serpico (1973) by Noel Murray for The A.V. Club — 09 Dec 2002
Director Sidney Lumet (working from a screenplay by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler) chooses not to press the superheroic aspect of his protagonist. Serpico is more street-level, tracing a decade of NYPD change--and refusal to change--through an episodic, often elliptical structure.
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This review of Serpico (1973) was written by Noel Murray and published by The A.V. Club on 09 Dec 2002.
Serpico has generally received very positive reviews.
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