Serpico

These days, when "liberal" and "progressive" opinion makers openly celebrate the idea of Julian Assange dying in prison, it gets more and more difficult to imagine a world in which whistle blowers used to be celebrated as national heroes and global role models. Half a century ago one such person was the protagonist of *Serpico*, 1973 biographic drama directed by Sidney Lumet. The plot, based on the book by Peter Maa…

Normally I try to avoid "cop" movies, which is a particular american branch of movies. Only rarely they portray the reality of how a police "department" works and rather hammers another brick in the prejudice of the self-sacrificing police force, who is only there to put their lives on the line to "protect and serve" the people. "Serpico" is different in at least one crucial aspect. There is only one good cop, but e…

Sometimes I like to try films made decades ago, and try to see how it affects the passage of time affects them. One of my personal strategies to do that is to review the filmography of an important actor, in this case, Al Pacino, and then choose the movie that looks better. This time I preferred to see Serpico, and now I will talk about it. > > Source Year: 1973 Category: Neo-Noir, Biographical, Crime. Director: Sid…