French Connection II (1975)

French Connection II: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard. “Popeye” Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.

“The masterpiece that u0026quot;The French Connectionu0026quot; was and still is, never needed a sequel. u0026quot;The French Connectionu0026quot; and its mysterious ending were fine as it was. u0026quot;French Connection IIu0026quot; focuses on u0026#39;Popeyeu0026#39; Doyle who takes revenge on the drug smuggler Alain Charnier, not in New York this time but Marseille, France. Itu0026#39;s unnecessary all but still this movie is a very good one!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlthough the visual style is pretty much similar as in u0026quot;The French Connectionu0026quot; the movie here relies more on a faster pace and also has just a bit more action, thanks to action specialist director John Frankenheimer. The atmosphere however is not as good, simply because Marseille, although it has its charm, simply ainu0026#39;t no New York.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI also really missed u0026#39;Cloudyu0026#39; Russo in this movie. Sure, u0026#39;Popeyeu0026#39; Doyleu0026#39;s character is strong enough to carry the entire movie but he just ainu0026#39;t the same without u0026#39;Cloudyu0026#39; by his side.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are more than enough good moments that make up for these losses, the ending for example is really brilliant and I absolutely loved it!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOnce youu0026#39;ve seen u0026quot;The French Connectionu0026quot; this isnu0026#39;t really a must see but nevertheless, itu0026#39;s a very good movie and perfectly watchable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e8/10u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ehttp://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/”