MixedThe New York Times Book ReviewAn uneven memoir that is sometimes a heartfelt consideration of art, and often a perfunctory cradle-to-age-84 overview of his life and career. Pacino doesn’t dish gossip or give much detail about his personal life, but he is passionate about acting ... You can respect his choice not to reveal more, but all those flyby references make the memoir feel forced, constantly straining against his immense imagination.
Stephen Rebello
MixedThe New York Times Book Review... [Rebello] makes an occasional stab at a gossipy tone, repeating a rumor that Susann and Ethel Merman had a rocky affair. But mostly Rebello, the author of a valuable book about Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, offers worn-out stories about the film’s making, echoing previously published work, from Duke’s memoirs to a 20-year-old Vanity Fair feature. Writing with all the flair of Wikipedia, he lists names of actresses reportedly considered for various roles and two pages of singers who recorded the movie’s theme song.
