The Conversation

This is an absolutely riveting film, but not the way you'd expect after hearing about its plot summary. Oh sure, it has suspense, but it's all pretty subdued suspense, no real big moments. It's basically a study in obsession and paranoia, and it's incredibly riveting. It has some parts where it's maybe too slow, but nothing that really drags it down much. Gene Hackman's performance here reminds me a lot of the recent work of Gary Oldman in Tinker, Tailor Solider Spy. Very subdued as well, very observant, but effective. I can see why he didn't get an Oscar nomination, but I'm surprised they did take to the film well. This is definitely a great film.