Whatever else might be said about this generally entertaining movie, Rip Torn turns in one helluva performance. Al Pacino is always Al Pacino. He's got a lot of good moves, and, to his credit, he doesn't use them all in any one movie. For example, he doesn't go to his chin in this one, probably because he's not playing an Italian guy. But Rip Torn is never Rip Torn. Rip Torn is always somebody else, often somebody utterly despicable. So you never see Rip Torn in a movie, and most viewers don't even know who the hell Rip Torn is. But let me tell you, Rip Torn is one of the greatest actors who ever strode across the silver screen, and this movie proves it once again. Movies about the good guys versus the bad guys are only as good as the bad guys. And this movie makes it not because of the good guys are so good, but because the bad guys are so good. Not to take anything away from the actor who pays the cashiered scientist. He does a great job. Al Pacino does well too. But the real hero of this movie is Rip Torn. He gets the message across.
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