French Connection II

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Ron S Feb 4, 2019 This movie is based on fact, so it seems the Froggy police couldn't catch a cold let alone a major international drug smuggler.. Excellent film though and above average acting from Hackman. See more

Theodore S Feb 3, 2018 i didnt get to see the ending because my tape is cut off! i only got to see to the part where hackman gets OD'd on heroin and almost dies. i could tell this movie rules though, i loved the first one See more

Abraham W Jul 14, 2017 Very drab and boring. No entertainment value.

Rey R Jun 8, 2017 Popeye's too soft and unconvincing, poor attempts to mimic the signature documentary feel, the dialogues are horrible, zero tension and no set-piece to live up to at least a semblance of what we saw in the first instalment. It's not horrible, but it's not an honorable failure either -- it's just mediocre, which makes it even worse. See more

Theodore R Mar 24, 2017 I like that we got to see the whole drug world turned on Doyle, Charnier forcing him to become one of the desperate addicts. But I would've liked to see this played differently than the drawn out, becoming, then recovering from addiction. I thought it'd play further in the story, Doyle's desperation extending as far as protecting his enemy to get what he needs. Instead he goes right back to being a cop on the chase, and we're forced to suffer through the pain of this whole process. No shortage of feeling an addict's suffering, slow time being the only ally. Some of the simpler moments work best, like eating - they share a chocolate bar, he gets ice cream; it's never so sweet as a child would enjoy, it's embittered with this rivalry between Doyle and Barthelemy. Doyle's drunken carousing is sweet at first with various sports references, but it severely drags to nowhere. It definitely plays on the excitement of: how are they going to get Charnier? The suspense leading up to the boat and warehouse raids are wonderful, but Doyle chasing Charnier is anticlimactic, as is it's finish. It's satisfying to see Charnier done in, but it proves this film had little to play off of; it's only note was this plot point of catching the bad guy from the first film. It feels like a postscript of the first film rather than needing to exist for any other reason. See more

Luke R Jan 8, 2017 For those who read French Kiss it might be fascinating to compare the two eras and detectives as a study in high profile drug investigations See more

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