I just don't get why this is so loved, i couldn't find anything in it for me. I find William Peterson's character very irritating and unsympathetic. The storyline is quite complex and unoriginal (maybe not in the 80's but now yes) and there is no one to route for. Perhaps if i had seen this during its initial release (i couldn't i was too young, woo hoo) i would appreciate it more, but it just seemed like a bad eighties film that i would've watched purely because there were only a few channels then.Some of the action is good but it never wowed me and certainly not enough to ignore the rest of the movie. I respect William Friedkin hugely and usually love his films, just not this one.
Better Than This: The French Connection (1971) Outstanding, Friedkin and Hackman at their best with a superb chase, Sorceror (1977) Read the synopsis and you will wonder how this is a film, watch it and be blown away at how engaging it is, The Driver (1978) Along with the others listed here, this holds up against modern action.
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