somehow this movie gets you to believe that the bank robbers and their hostages are in it together, that they have much more in common with each other than with the scheming negotiators and condescending news anchors and the sea of armed officers surrounding the bank. when a TV interviewer asks sonny (al pacino) over the phone why he’s doing this, he replies “doing what?” - you see the wheels turning for a few seconds before he suddenly remembers that…
