Unneeded fluff? This was one of the top 5 films of the 90s and worth seeing multiple times. What you might as well have said was, "I have the mind of a child and can't appreciate a great film, but here are some cool car chases from it that held my attention for a few seconds."
Very good summary. I am a big fan of the film, in particular its realness. Car chases are the best ever. Who would think a 2.0 Peugeot 406 would keep up with a BMW M5? I do, because in the real world in real traffic you can keep up with anything. Who else loves the noise of the Citroen V6 engine?
Gregor refers to the sniper in the stadium as a "her", with whom he's worked for years. After this sniper shoots the ice-skater, it is Diedre we see in the parking lot attempting to escape. She was the sniper working with Gregor. Sam catches up with her and lets her go because he was only after Shamus. He's not a cop, he can't arrest her for murder. He was there to get Shamus and retrieve that case.
Crusader1815 I agree completely, I have watched this movie over a dozen times now. The subtle little things are what make it great. I swear I catch something new every time.
horrible edit that left out the best scenes in favor of long, boring car chases. How do you not include the coffee cup scene or the ambush under the bridge? Or at least introduce the characters?
Why waste 2 hours watching all the unneeded fluff? Why waste 10 minutes watching this video when you could put that toward the entire movie -- which is worth multiple viewings!
One sad part, the scenes set in the bar in Montmartre by the stairs, the whole building was demolished a number of years ago and replaced, though all of the interior shots were filmed in a studio.
Never mind .Since the film France has created a police force which notices men shooting at each other with machine guns in broad daylight in busy streets with cars having numberplates .They also now arrest people for firing rocket launchers at cars on motorways.
Un super film, l'une des plus belle poursuite et réaliste du cinéma on parlait du duo Al Pacino, De Niro dans Heat, ben le Duo De Niro Jean Reno est terrible également.
I still don't know how Vincent got shot by Seamus (presumably, he had a vest on), yet still was on the balcony in the theater to shoot him, thereby saving Sam's life. He could not move that fast.
I am with you Crusader,, there is no Fluff in this film. This is one of my all time favorite movies and you cannot understand this film in its entirety without see the whole film. Thumbs down, sorry.
Deidre thought Sam was after the case, not knowing that he was actually still in the CIA and was after Seamus who was causing peace to be avoided in Northern Ireland with his unauthorized tactics. He had gone rogue and the CIA was trying to shut him down. Deidre was in love with Sam and vice versa; but with Sam, getting Seamus came first. The final scene had him and Vincent back where it started and Sam thought Deidre would return. Frankenheimer shot two scenes with her returning and the IRA catching her and killing her and what the final version of the movie showed in the theaters. Frankenheimer explained in his DVD commentary that the audiences widely agreed they didn't want Deidre killed.
+WeirdCityCitizen The paint could have been dry but low quality What I don't understand is why didn't he just buy a regular silver case that looked exactly like the target
+WeirdCityCitizen frankenhiemer explains that in the movie - he didn't have time to get the exact same case, and had to improvise in a hurry, everyone knows spray paint doesn't dry fast.... and/or the russians got him the wrong color case and either way - he had to improvise. its a very cool little detail of a vary detailed film.
