Product: French Connection [VHS] (1971)
Rating: 5.0
My Ideal Movie
In my humble opinion, one of the best movies ever made. The criminal (Fernando Rey) is cooler than either of the cops, there is the obligatory stomach-churning chase sequence, everything feels slightly early-70's not-quite-glues-together and out of focus, the main character is a brown 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark 3 and you have the most overbearing, maniacal, evil-hearted director of the last 50 years (Freikin) presiding over the whole thing. A supremely satisfying movie experience from any angle your heart desires.There are several other films that surpass French Connection in one way or another, but this film is truly one of the greats. In my opinion there are only a select few movies (Kane, Godfather I, Nashville, Raging Bull, perhaps a few others) that do better than this one.