French Connection II

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French Connection II

R

1975

1h 59m

Action

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This sequel to William Friedkin's 1971 crime drama finds Detective "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) still hot on the trail of slippery drug trafficker Charnier (Fernando Rey), but this time in Marseilles, France. Uprooted from his familiar New York City beat, Doyle struggles to assert himself in a strange city and break the drug ring wide open. When Charnier's goons force him into a heroin addiction, the tough cop must summon every ounce of his courage to kick the habit cold turkey.

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Critics Consensus

Flawed and more conventional than its predecessor, French Connection II still offers a wealth of dynamic action and gritty characterizations.

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G.J. Fleming

Orlando Sentinel

Dec 22

"French Connection II," though generally less exciting than its famous progenitor, has the happy distinction of being a sequel which isn't a letdown.

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Perry Stewart

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Oct 8

The new "Connection" is a knocked-out blockbuster of a movie.

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Penelope Gilliatt

The New Yorker

03/06/2024

The central character, Popeye Doyle, is again played by Gene Hackman and seems to be a man to root for, but there is really nothing to home but ignobility and biceps.

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Richard Labonte

Ottawa Citizen

Jan 15

Hackman's superb performance makes Doyle's ordeal honestly cathartic.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

08/24/2022

3/5

…The French Connection’s famously ambiguous ending left room for a satisfying enough sequel, and there’s lots of vigorous cops and robbers action to enjoy here…

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown Mar 25

Too much time spent on Hackman as a heroin addict that it stalls out...

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alan g

@agenser Jul 11

Nowhere near as good as the first.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jun 23

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, o filme é meio parado, mais o final deu uma salvada no filme.

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Rosana B

@RosanaBotafogo 09/01/2024

French Connection II (1975) é uma sequência fictícia, se o primeiro que era baseado em fatos históricos criminais (que eu comumente amo) eu não me apeteci, imagina agora uma sequência (que por si só nem sempre alcança o original), Chaplim, Akira Kurosawa, David Fincher, Pitt e Spielberg amaram o primeiro, mas e daí, surpreendente gostei mais desse, um americano que não fala francês (me identifico) divertido, a "tortura" com heroína, e a crise de abstinência, um drama adorável...

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CodyZamboni Z

@CodyZamboni 07/03/2024

Movie is overlong, The final sequence could be cut down by half, The film's biggest asset is its' star, Gene Hackman blows everyone off the screen, I liked the gritty realism throughout the movie, But the overlength hurts the overall impact,

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Alec B

@Alec97 12/13/2023

For a movie that has no business existing, it's not half bad. Yeah it is still unnecessary (to give Doyle a measure of closure, however small, disregards a lot of what made the first one so great) but interesting enough to work as a "fish out of water" thriller.

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Synopsis

This sequel to William Friedkin's 1971 crime drama finds Detective "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) still hot on the trail of slippery drug trafficker Charnier (Fernando Rey), but this time in Marseilles, France. Uprooted from his familiar New York City beat, Doyle struggles to assert himself in a strange city and break the drug ring wide open. When Charnier's goons force him into a heroin addiction, the tough cop must summon every ounce of his courage to kick the habit cold turkey.

Director: John Frankenheimer
Producer: Robert L. Rosen
Screenwriter: Alexander Jacobs, Robert Dillon, Laurie Dillon
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 21, 1975, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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