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Mark
19May12
Excellent, thought-provoking character study of paranoia and alienation. David shire's mysterious, jazz-infused film score only serves to heighten the film's tense moments. When you see Gene Hackman tear up his apartment by the last frame, you can hardly believe your eyes.
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Francisco R.
3May12
Perfect thriller. I was surprised to see touches of Antonioni throughout the film, this time the main character not afflicted by ennui but paranoia and frustration, and the way Coppola takes those emotions to the film's core and paces it around them is quite brilliant. It perfectly blurs the line between a genre film and a character study. Also, that piano score by David Shire... just amazing.
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Madeleine Elster
26Apr12
Hitchcock' influence is clear from the suspense to the toilet scene. I had the chills throughout the entire film. Masterpiece.
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Daniel Montiel
6Feb12
A Masterpiece. A movie that functions perfectly as a grounded social analysis, still relevant today, and as a subtle character study mixing the realistic and the allegoric on a perfectly pace and composed film.
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Hangover Square
28Jan12
The film's pacing is perfect. The careful, steady camera work creates tension and ultimately leaves you with an abrupt, unsettling ending. I think it's Coppola's best.
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Mr. Arkadin
15Nov11
Bumper sticker reads: "I'd rather be watching Blow Out" (or, for that matter, Blow-Up)...
Luka
26Oct11
One thing which really stuck out in this film for me was the diegetic soundtrack, the unnerving sounds of surveillance acts as the heartbeat to the film and proves to be a lethal weapon within the narrative. The change from more long shots of the spacial atmosphere which surrounds Harry starts to enclose into more claustrophobic close ups stressing the paranoid angst of Harry.
Colin Landon
29Aug11
Although Coppola has three all time great films under his direction, he has a handfull of films that are not nearly in the same caliber. The Conversation has some good scape shots of San Francisco, but it comes up short in its ability to grab the audience for a film labeled as a suspenseful thriller.
Salma Dahab
29Aug11
" He'd kill us if He got the chance " .. It's a more than a perfect thriller ..of course it resembles " Blow-Up" .. But in a very unique way
Jonathan Barber
7Jun11
Faultless and painfully human. Read about it some more in Peter Cowie's essential biography of the genius behind the film.
Christian Harding
5May11
I sure hope Gene Hackman plans on moving into a new apartment after he's done playing his saxaphone.
ILoveCourtneyHate
1May11
the plot is typical, but the execution is truly exceptional. I was completely blown away, not least by Gene Hackman's magnificent performance and Coppola's near sorcery in composition and structure, this film is all great directing and great acting (and obviously sound and visual editing)
Jordan C Wellin
27Apr11
More than anything else, it's a film about loneliness and what drives people into obsession. Not to mention one of the most haunting endings to any film.
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TakaAwesome
19Apr11
I know this is a beloved film, so I'm in the minority here, but I was underwhelmed by it. It was well-written, shot and acted, fantastic sound editing, etc. But... am I alone in thinking this movie's very dated? And not in a way that benefits the film.
