A good movie

Of course, almost everybody with a decent movie culture has seen or at least, has heard about ‘The French Connection’ which is a classic (it reminds me that I should re-watch it at some point). However, most of us tend to forget that they actually made a sequel which might not have been as great as the original (was it even possible?) but which was actually pretty good. Indeed, this time, Popeye Doyle has to leave his home turf to go fight the drug lords in their own territory, good old France, and it was not an easy task that’s for sure. Indeed, this change of setting was quite intriguing and induced a whole new dynamic concerning Doyle and his crime fighting methods. Eventually, since he doesn’t speak a word of French and since the French, as usual, really suck in English, he gets in a pretty tight spot. Of course, the whole thing gets pretty far out when he gets hooked on smack and then goes cold turkey but most of the plot was pretty solid. I also enjoyed a lot the ending which was pretty exciting and the final shot was quite priceless (no worries, I won’t spoil it). To conclude, even though this sequel tends to be overshadowed by its illustrious predecessor, it is actually a pretty decent flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10