| marciosmg said: I felt the same way the first time I watched The French Connection. I heard aobut the car chase scene and how it was awesome. Turns out is ridiculous (compared to today's action movies). The actual plot is good. Could it be a case of a movie that marked a generation but it is outdated? |
The French Connection, on the other hand, is definitely overrated. About all the movie has going for it is the car chase scene and a few other scenes where Gene Hackman is chasing after the bad guy on foot (the train scene for instance, which is actually quite good).
But the rest of the movie is pretty dull. Gene Hackman definitely DID NOT deserve an Oscar for his performance, which was good at best. Nowhere near great.
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