Product: French Connection [VHS] (1971)
Rating: 5.0
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THE FRENCH CONNECTION is hands-down my favorite police movie. Gene Hackman set a standard as Popeye Doyle. This movie is completely satisfying as a thriller. Watch it and compare it to any of the Lethal Weapon movies, for example. The acting in T.F.C. is top-notch, from Hackman as well as Fernando Rey and Roy Scheider. Direction from William Friedkin is super-tight. The movie just rocks-- it's cliche to write this now, but the plot just won't let you go. Friedkin was at the top of his game in the early 1970s, directing this as well as THE EXORCIST.Fans of police thrillers should see THE FRENCH CONNECTION at once-- it's a memorable movie that you'll enjoy, and you'll watch it every few years from then forward.ken32