I read how a reviewer was disgruntled over the woman pulling up another woman using a pulley and how minutes later two men had to struggle to do the same thing and how rediculous it seemed to him/her. So when it got to that part I took notice, and at first agreed, but then when I watched it closer the second time I saw they in fact made it totally realistic according to what really takes place. When Al Pacino hurries to grab the rope before the suspended woman falls to her death he grabs it at the last pully. Mind you he is laying on the ground. If you've ever worked with pulleys, and I have, You need to be pulling from a standing position to put your whole upper body into it, including your back and shoulders. You need to overcome the inertia before the rope starts to feel the let off from the wheels of the pulleys. But, the key issue here is that as he tries to get a better hold he then grabs the rope above the last pulley wheel thereby eliminating its helpful effect. anyone might have done this without realizing their error and having to "lift" more of the actual weight without the pulley's help. If you're ever used a lever and fulcrum you know you can't lift a heavy sidewalk with a one foot lever, but with an 8 foot one the "leverage" is increased dramatically and up comes the sidewalk much much easier. the same principle applies here. Also, I didnt notice if she was wearing gloves or not, I have some that are rubber lined and they can pull a rope much easier, so there could even be other reasons, but the main point here is that the whole thing was extremely realistic. the true problem lies with why do people knock an entire movie based on some tiny little detail which they never understood properly anyway? Is that sensible? No! So we can disregard such petty reviews. Things like hair looking "poofy," as someone overly critical slams Pacino, as if his looks make or break a good movie. how petty and unimportant! The facts, which I can attest to are simple once again. I live in Ohio, but I used to date a woman in Los Angeles and during my visits there the Santa Anna winds some times blow in dry air from the dessert and I can tell you my hair was so frizzy and "poofy" as if I was into some off the wall look. All the locals know it happens, and its useless to try to fight it. unless you want to put hair spray on your hair, you get poofy looking. its a fact of life like gravity. The bottom line is, this is not a 2 or 3 star movie, its quite good actually and I'm glad I bought it. It's a movie I'll watch again next year as I cycle through my DVD movie collection. So, my advice is to blow off these low mentalities who find the most idiotic reasons to slander good movies. Then decide for yourself. I know good acting, and Al Pacino doesn't let us down one bit, as usual. I would have given this 4.5 stars,, but it needs to be lifted from the pit of inaccurate reviews so I give it 5 for justice sake! I give Al Pacino another 5 stars for his work in the movie, excellent job Al!!!