Bullitt (1968)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
As others has stated, the actually story doesn't make too much sense but I guess that really doesn't matter because this baby is Steve McQueen's picture all the way. The highlight of the film is certainly the legendary car chase sequence, which is very exciting throughout. What I really enjoy about the chase is McQueen's calm and cool nature while driving. I'm not sure what it is but the way he seems to be handling this chase like a Sunday drive through the park just puts a smile on my face and brings out that coolness in McQueen. The rest of the picture isn't nearly as good and I feel it could have lost ten to fifteen minutes worth of footage. There are countless scenes that run on way too long so a bit more editing would have helped.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
As others has stated, the actually story doesn't make too much sense but I guess that really doesn't matter because this baby is Steve McQueen's picture all the way. The highlight of the film is certainly the legendary car chase sequence, which is very exciting throughout. What I really enjoy about the chase is McQueen's calm and cool nature while driving. I'm not sure what it is but the way he seems to be handling this chase like a Sunday drive through the park just puts a smile on my face and brings out that coolness in McQueen. The rest of the picture isn't nearly as good and I feel it could have lost ten to fifteen minutes worth of footage. There are countless scenes that run on way too long so a bit more editing would have helped.