Al sort of faded a bit in the mid 80’s with some box office and critical duds like Revolution, Cruising and the OK Author Author.
Becker’s Sea of Love marked a return to engaging character driven thriller and some much needed box office success. I think this film reinvigorated his career as Godfather 3 and an Oscar nominated supporting role in Dick Tracy followed soon after into the 90’, a period which I think represents Pacino’s strongest body of work. Scent of a woman, Heat, Carlitos Way and The Insider.