Serpico

Title:  Serpico
Run Time:  2 hours 10 minutes
Cast:  Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Barbara Eda-Young, Cornelia Sharpe, Tony Roberts, John Medici, Allan Rich, Norman Ornellas, Edwards Grover, Albert Henderson, Hank Garrett.
Writer:  Peter Maas (Book); Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler (Screenplay)
Director:  Sidney Lumet

I believe that we are sometimes pushed into certain directions by nature, often not knowing exactly why.  Today I experienced such a prodding from the movie universe.  I started my evening by reading a few news articles, coincidentally related to the recent issues involving police brutality across the nation.  While reading one article in particular, I noticed some interesting comments made by various posters.  One such comment mentioned the name of a former police officer named Serpico.  I read what the poster stated and I thought that their comment deserved some further research at a later time.

At this point, I went into my movie choices to find something interesting to watch for the evening.  As it sometimes happens, nothing was grabbing my attention.  So, I randomly went to go look at the suggestions of things I would potential like, based on prior movie choices.  To my surprise, I noticed a film called Serpico.  Some may not believe it, but I felt the movie universe was leading me to watch this particular film.  Man, was I not disappointed.

Generally, Serpico looks into the issue of police corruption.  The film was set in New York City and starred noted actor Al Pacino.  In this film, Pacino's performance is absolutely amazing.  He deliver every line with conviction and zeal.  This was one of those performances in which you felt the emotions from the actors, as if you were speaking to them in person.  

Other than the fact that I knew I was watching this film in my living room, I would have felt that I was actually in the room in a few of the scenes.  One such scene was the one when Serpico was being brought back from surgery and his parents were waiting to see him.  

Overall, an outstanding film!  This will likely be one of my top choices for cop movies now.