Al Pacino's Must-Watch Performance in This Controversial HBO Biopic Deserves Much More Attention

Al Pacinois easily one of the greatest actors of all time, as the successive releases of Panic in Needle Park, The Godfather, Scarecrow, Serpico, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon,and …And Just For All in the 1970s signified that he was a screen presence like no other. Although Pacino intermittently returned to this same level of excellence later on in his career, it became increasingly challenging for him to find compelling roles in the 21st century, as great parts began to dry up for older actors. While his absence from the big screen has been sorely missed, Pacino did some of the best work of his career on HBO, thanks to some collaborations with the Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson. You Don’t Know Jack tackled a controversial subject with a surprising degree of nuance, and gave Pacino the opportunity of why he is still one of the most talented living movie stars.