Top to Bottom: Al Pacino

Article by Todd Plucknett

Posted - 12/23/10

 In honor of the recent DVD release of the brilliant biopic You Don’t Know Jack, I decided to do a rundown of Al Pacino’s career-best performances. It is extremely difficult to narrow it down to 10. After watching You Don’t Watch Jack, I felt like I had just seen an incredible performance, and yet, I had no clue where it would stack up with Pacino’s best. For almost any other modern actor, it would be top 5 without question. But with Pacino, it maybe could sneak into a top 10. I am not even sure if his Oscar film was even one of his elite performances. He is one of the best of all time. No one can deny that.

So, here is what I came up with:

Others receiving votes

Angels in America

Carlito’s Way

Scent of a Woman