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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 389790" data-attributes="member: 8">SERPICO (1973)[ATTACH=full]51271[/ATTACH]It&#039;s not as slick and sensational as the copruption stories I had already seen, but SERPICO is based on a biography therefore it makes sense that it looks a bit messy.Especially the first part is great because I was still figuring out what kind of protagonist he was going to be, and then he gets involved with artistic people and goes to hip parties.Al Pacino&#039;s magnificent coiffure alone is worth the admission. It&#039;s a horribly misguided consensus that the seventies looked ugly because the people looked cool and sexy (except for the grey-blonde look for women) and the hair could be as big as it would become in the 80s but without that neurotic gel &amp; spray look.Soft and shiny and quasi-casual. Fabulous interior design with neo-hippie colours and idealistic flora &amp; fauna themes, it looked almost as good as the sixties - the #1 decade for spectacular and mouth-watering design - but still better than the 80s.There is some over-acting in the quarrels, particularly between Serpico and his girlfriend (I wanted her to say, with just a single tear, &quot;your garden doesn&#039;t look so beautiful anymore&quot;) but apart from that Al Pacino is in top form.It&#039;s the corruption that puts Serpico in such a difficult position and yes there are some greedy characters but I&#039;m sure there were others who accepted it simply because it was the easiest way to do. Corruption and any kind of organised crime has the power to chain people while the very reason behind dishonest money is (in a way) to buy freedom. It&#039;s a perfect trap.Regardless, the film doesn&#039;t portray Serpico as a very heroic and likeable protagonist because for the most part he acts as the victim he chooses to be. I think that sets it apart from the other, more obvious anti-corruption heroes. In many ways it&#039;s just as offbeat as DOG DAY AFTERNOON and I usually like those kind of films.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 389790, member: 8"] SERPICO (1973) [ATTACH type="full"]51271[/ATTACH] It's not as slick and sensational as the copruption stories I had already seen, but SERPICO is based on a biography therefore it makes sense that it looks a bit messy. Especially the first part is great because I was still figuring out what kind of protagonist he was going to be, and then he gets involved with artistic people and goes to hip parties. Al Pacino's magnificent coiffure alone is worth the admission. It's a horribly misguided consensus that the seventies looked ugly because the people looked cool and sexy (except for the grey-blonde look for women) and the hair could be as big as it would become in the 80s but without that neurotic gel & spray look. Soft and shiny and quasi-casual. Fabulous interior design with neo-hippie colours and idealistic flora & fauna themes, it looked almost as good as the sixties - the #1 decade for spectacular and mouth-watering design - but still better than the 80s. There is some over-acting in the quarrels, particularly between Serpico and his girlfriend (I wanted her to say, with just a single tear, "your garden doesn't look so beautiful anymore") but apart from that Al Pacino is in top form. It's the corruption that puts Serpico in such a difficult position and yes there are some greedy characters but I'm sure there were others who accepted it simply because it was the easiest way to do. Corruption and any kind of organised crime has the power to chain people while the very reason behind dishonest money is (in a way) to buy freedom. It's a perfect trap. Regardless, the film doesn't portray Serpico as a very heroic and likeable protagonist because for the most part he acts as the victim he chooses to be. I think that sets it apart from the other, more obvious anti-corruption heroes. In many ways it's just as offbeat as DOG DAY AFTERNOON and I usually like those kind of films. [/QUOTE]

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