Review of The French Connection (1971) by Andrew I — 10 Apr 2011
In 1971, this must've been quite different and almost shocking to the viewer. Nowadays though, Scorsese films have rather superceded it with 'grittiness' and much better music (this has a terrible, irritating soundtrack).
The famous car chase scene is quite brilliant, and plenty of the others are very good too. Hackman is great in it, but the dialogue was often too mumbled for the plot to fully grip the viewer, and I can't really believe that the drug squad pulled a whole car apart without looking in the sills until last!?!
This review of The French Connection (1971) was written by Andrew I on 10 Apr 2011.
The French Connection has generally received very positive reviews.
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