The French Connection

I'm a sucker for gansta films, though I suppose this doesn't quite fall into that genre in the way that The Godfather and Bonnie & Clyde are. I enoyed Gene Hackman's portrayal of Doyle, but wish that Roy Scheider had been given a bit more to do since his subtlety and inner struggle to play by the rules or stick by his partner added a nice depth that Hackman's 'a man apart' attitude didn't have. I liked the New Hollywood camera angles during subway chase and the two scenes where Doyle's car rolls by the bicycles with a mounted stationary camera. Overall a better role for Hackman than Bonnie & Clyde was.