Al Pacino is not immune to failure: The performer has had his fair share of critical lashings. Scarface, for example, was not well received — and his next film would open to an even harsher reception. In 1985, Al Pacino starred in the mega-flop, Revolution. This disaster of a film failed on every single level. Critics bashed Pacino for his New York accent, tore apart the film’s choppy editing, and lambasted it for feeling like a soulless recounting of historical events. Celebrated film critic Pauline Kael referred to the movie as “a certifiably loony picture; it’s so bad it puts you in a state of shock.