Review of Three Days of the Condor (1975) by Orhan D — 12 Feb 2012
When you get past the possibility of "going out for coffee", then coming back to find your office (a front for a government 'spy' unit) in shambles, with everyone dead, this actually becomes watchable.
Plus, having Redford as the star doesn't hurt. Though coming on the heels of a turbulent era in American history (the "Watergate" scandal, etc.), this movie does tend to hit the viewer over the head with the 'wheels within wheels' idea.
Us vs. them vs. US...or would it be more like Spy Vs. Spy? I still like watching it, especially when Redford's character starts drawing upon whatever knowledge he's accumulated while working for the 'agency' (being a writer who's primary job is apparently reading various printed media in a search for anything which the 'agency' may be interested in.
The ending is not very satisfactory, leaving the entire story open-ended while also drawing upon one of the most famous lines from the "Pogo" comic strip: "We have met the enemy, and they is us.
" It's hard for me to place this above "All the President's Men", but I do place it in the same genre category. Anyways, that's my two-cents' worth.
This review of Three Days of the Condor (1975) was written by Orhan D on 12 Feb 2012.
Three Days of the Condor has generally received positive reviews.
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