because you sure chew up pretty much all of it . i love al pacino . he be one of my favorite actor ever and i love it when he go completely over the top like in heat represent cause she get a great as . and youve get your head all the way up it . but there a point where that stop be great and become just a crazy man yell his line . overwrought doesn not begin to describe the acting in this severely overrated film . i understand that frank serpico probably have a very intense life but do he really scream 24 hour a day . if that the case and no wonder nobody like him . sidney lumet be a great director and al pacino be a fantastic actor . if you want to see a great example of lumet and pacino work together at the top of their game and rent dog day afternoon and skip this . your ear will thank me for it .