The French Connection - (Friedkin;1971;USA) - ****
Two cops investigate drug smuggling coming from France.
An excellent, gritty cop film. Hackman, Rey, and Scheider are all great in their roles. The film shouldn't have won best picture, but it's still a classic cop thriller that has a great direction from Friedkin, creating his best film.The chase scene however is a little overrated and not superior to Bullitt's. The music is also a delight, in some cases sounding like odd Jazz.
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