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The French Connection

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Whether it's tailing suspects in the bitter cold, or chasing the L-train through busy civilian traffic, The French Connection's stamp of authenticity stands the test of time.

The movie is all surface, movement, violence and suspense. Only one of the characters really emerges into three dimensions: Popeye Doyle Gene Hackman, a New York narc who is vicious, obsessed and a little mad.

...The French Connection remains an electrifying achievement, drawing its high-voltage forward momentum from the collision of semi-documentary procedural [...] and downbeat rogue-cop revisionism.

The action is unrelenting, and the car chase scene alone is a masterpiece in filmmaking. The French Connection set the standard for cop-themed dramas for decades to come, and it's easy to see why.