Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

hecraig-36320 Only 2 sequels were any good in the 70's. The Godfather and The French Connection. French Connection 2 may have bombed at the box office but it's an absolute gem. Hackman is awesome. The scene where he burns down the drug house where he was held captive and turned into an addict is as satisfying as any cinematic experience I've ever had. The ending is perfect, too. As great as the first French Connection was - this one holds up better over time. Although the first one had Roy Scheider - another great actor who was the original pick to star in Apocalypse Now but had agreed to act in Jaws 2 - a stinker. Also checkout Scarecrow with Al Pacino and Hackman. Another one that few people saw but it's powerful as hell. That may have been Hackman's best performance ever - and Pacino was great, too.

gavin6942 Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey), the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two and a half out of four stars and said that "if Frankenheimer and his screenplay don't do justice to the character (of Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle), they at least do justice to the genre, and this is better than most of the many cop movies that followed." Is this the classic the original was? Of course not. But you have to give them credit for trying, and not just passing it off as a weak sequel. They kept Hackman, they brought in a big director like Frankenheimer. This was not something just to make a few bucks. And while it may not be the same level of "classic", it still has what most viewers want: some action, some chase scenes... and a devious subplot of a drug cop getting hooked on heroin!

SnoopyStyle New York police detective Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle (Gene Hackman) arrives in Marseilles, France to track down drug kingpin Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey). Inspector Henri Barthélémy (Bernard Fresson) is dubious of his methods. Henri puts two cops to follow him. He manages to shake his tail. Charnier's goons capture him and turn him into a drug addict.It is a lot of language barrier which gives the movie an exotic feel. The drug addiction is not my favorite turn. Breaking Popeye down may be an interesting idea but it is more of a temporary stopover. There is lots of gun action. The shootouts are chaotic. There is a chase but nowhere near as exciting as the one in the original. It does end well but that original car chase is an iconic touchstone in cinematic history. Overall, this is a fair crime drama.

movie reviews The movie starts out fairly entertaining with Hackman playing a crude intelligent tactless Eastwood like New York cop encountering funny language barrier situations. All these movies from the era have a "James Bond flair" of an exaggerated macho super male protagonist.So much of it seemed to be filmed on a set (all the indoor scenes) kinds of cheapens and wrecks the fun of time travel--but there were a decent amount of outdoor live scenes still..Where I started to get bored was when Hackman goes cold turkey after being forced to take heroin for 2 weeks so the baddie Rey can get information from him. I actually started to fast forward through that endless part.The whole attitude towards drugs is a bit corny and laughable--but this was made in 1976 so you have to put up with that.I never fully understood the plot a far more serious flaw....at one point it is revealed the Hackman was sent there as bait--bait for whose benefit the French? They don't seem to want him there. Anyway that is confusing.As others state the action scenes go on too long....the dry dock...the chases....with sound effects added afterwards. Also I found the idea that after Rey knows everything is being watched he goes ahead and pays off the captain of the ship---having no clue it might be watched---that is just plain stupid writing.I agree Rey doesn't make a good bad guy....needs to instill fear--not.This movie cost $4.3 million and grossed $12.6 million so what do I know? Semi Recommend