Hilarious how millenials are totally flummoxed by Serpico

that's funny.
the only films they wanna watch starring Al Pacino are Scarface and the Godfather.

Such a shame, bcuz i feel this is his best film.

I love how SERPICO's most vocal detractors whine about the repetitious nature of the narrative, complaining endlessly about the amount of times Serpico reached out for help only to be stonewalled. I mean, isn't that the point of the film? Aren't we supposed to share Frank's frustration?

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Why do you say that? As a millenial, I was not flummoxed in the least by serpico.

It's a very simple and straightforward movie.

I'm Gen X and even though the film can be slow what appeals to be is the grittiness and honesty of it. I would say that would appeal to some millennials as well, if a similar film were made today it would look very pretty with pretty actors and would look more like a Police version of Robin Hood then a cop story.

Sometimes a movie or tv show plot is so stupid that only the stupid can understand it.

Not sure why it's hilarious. I'm not a millennial and saw this film in a theater in 1973. The film, with a screenplay by Norman Wexler (Joe), is not a balanced look at police corruption, Lumet's Prince of the City, was a better, more thoughtful and compelling film. Unlike the book, the film makes Serpico the lone wolf; a ballet-loving hippie freak who does not bond with fellow officers. In fact, on the night he was shot a number of fellow police officers arrived at the hospital volunteering to donate blood for him. The film's presentation of corruption is murky and Pacino's unvaried shouting at everyone and everything becomes tedious and one note. The film mixes the gritty with the comic-hip with moldy scenes involving his mummified parents and soapy domestic drama with his live-in girlfriend.

Please don't stereotype people by what year they were born in, it's lazy and tiresome.