Review of The Conversation (1974) by Ben B — 12 Dec 2008
Coppola's bridge between The Godfather Part I and II is a well-crafted re-envisioning of Antonioni's Blow-Up. The latter may deal with larger subtexts, but Coppola has a way of taking the simplistic plot and bringing out what is given to him, mostly in a character study of a man who loses control of his self-made, well-accepted existence.
Hackman is brilliant in his role with the regular Cazale doing his best with the ugly-duckling sidekick as usual.
This review of The Conversation (1974) was written by Ben B on 12 Dec 2008.
The Conversation has generally received very positive reviews.
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