Fresh
It's beautifully acted by performers who appear to have grown up on the city's sidewalks in the heat and hopelessness of an endless midsummer.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Dog Day Afternoon
Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did.
1975 · 2h 4m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
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Dog Day Afternoon
Overview
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Lumet is exploring the cliches, not just using them.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Enjoyable and even exciting at the start, Dog Day Afternoon degenerates into frustration and tedium toward nightfall -- an experience no less painful for the audience than for the actors.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
One of Sidney Lumet's best jobs of directing and one of Al Pacino's best performances (as a bisexual bank robber) come together in a populist thriller with lots of New York juice
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Dog Day Afternoon is, in the whole as well as the parts, filmmaking at its best.
Variety Staff, Variety
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