Movie #: 237
Movie Title: The French Connection
Year Released: 1971
Director: William Friedkin
Notable Cast: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco
Short Description: A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. (IMDB.com)
Rank on the Top 100 Lists
AFI.com: #93
IMDB.com: N/A
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Date Watched: 2/17/2013
What I Liked: The few action scenes were exciting, especially Hackman chasing the above-ground subway train through the streets of, what I assume is Brooklyn, based on the little bit of NYC that I’ve seen. How the drugs were being smuggled, and specifically where they were being stored, was pretty genius. The scene where Hackman and his partner stage a fake bust just so he could talk to his informant while others being busted thought the informant was being interrogated was cool.
What I Disliked: Nothing stood out and made this movie special. Gene Hackman was just ok and none of the other actors were all that great. The ending was a huge letdown because of the lack of a definitive conclusion, but that mostly has to do with the fact that the film is based off true events. Too many characters with little development for each made it hard to follow who was who at times.
Grade: 2.5 out of 5 (Satisfactory)
Rationale: I wanted it to be better than average, but the anti-climatic ending offset the little excitement I had with the rest of the movie
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