Product: French Connection [VHS] (1971)
Rating: 5.0
The Best Cop Movie Ever, Period
As a native New Yorker it's easy to pick out flaws in movies about New York. It might be a shot of some homeless guy asleep in a doorway and he's got a brand new shoe shine...or something equally out of sync. That's not the case with this baby. The shots of New York, the dialog between Popeye Dolye and partner Sonny Garraso, the general feel of the late night haunts of Manhattan, all ring so picture-perfect. This has got to be the absolute best cop movie of all time.As a side note, I met a guy whose father was involved in the real life FC affair. He eventually did eight years at Denamoura, an upstate New York correctional facility. Although he sited some obvious inaccuracies with the real life events, he did agree that the movie excelled in portaying the overall story with tremendous authenticity and great atmosphere.And if all this were not enough, what about that car chase to end all car chases? Watch it with the sound turned all the way up and hold on to your seat. You may want to buckle-up, just in case!