Where I live, HBO showed Citizen Kohn in the same week it launched into the mini-series "Angels In America". So I can't help but compare James Woods' portrayal of Roy Kohn with Al Pacino's in "Angels.." Of course, Woods had more scope, since his movie was all about Kohn, from childhood to death, whereas Pacino got to play him only in the last part of his life. So we get to see Woods at the army hearings that brought about Kohn downfall and he's at his brilliant best there as he's outmaneuvered and humiliated. But in the final analysis, I'd say the two portrayals were remarkably similar and we got a sense it was exactly the same man. To answer my own question, I think Pacino and Woods were equally good!
Review of Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn
(1992 TV Movie)
Was James Woods better than Al Pacino in Amgels In America?
8 December 2005