Product: French Connection [VHS] (1971)
Rating: 5.0
Classic Film Noir.
I just saw this one the other day for the second time and was amazed at how riveting it still is. It's also one of the only times that I can think of where a car chase scene rises to the level of art. There is practically nothing in this movie that is black and white. Even after all these years of cultural and social decline, Hackman's final words to Roy Scheider still manage to disturb. I was further surprised at how pertinent the themes are and at the unpredictability of the plot turns. The acting is first rate with the French actors being well chosen.