I agree that he sucked in those Billy Crystal mob comedies and the meet the parents crap. He can only play the straightman with slight comedic effect. As for the other flicks he is a great character actor playing Bobby D as whoever. But, He WAS Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver and in the Godfather 2 he seemed to be able to be something other than DeNiro as the young Don Corleone. But 15 minutes,Ronin and that robbery flick with Edward Norton it's like the same guy with different moods. But if you like him, than you're happy with it. Now Pacino is way over-rated and he just walks through roles overconfident because he is the great Pacino in his own mind. His best character ever was Scarface, tho...