Tagline: There is no conspiracy. Just twelve people dead.
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Written by: David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Actors include: Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, William Daniels
Genre: Thriller
Length: 102 minutes
Banned: Nope
Review:
Somehow the first 3/4 of the film is non-stop excitement...I mean it's like they crammed every action packed trick they've seen in every thriller past into one movie! Some are going to find this to be overkill...but not me, I thought that was awesome! There is even a fight scene on top of the Seattle space needle, it doesn't get more thrilling than that! The plot is about the assassination of a Governor, although the higher ups are claiming that there was no conspiracy though we start to learn that their might have been. See folks that were in the same room as the assassination when it occured are now turning up dead. When a panicked Woman who believes they were trying to killer her tells her tale to reporter Joseph Frady (Warren Beatty), he doesn't believe her either...until he has no choice! From there he's on an unstoppable and reckless mission to find out what really happened no matter what! The character of Joseph is a little ridiculous, I mean this guy really is entirely fearless apparently and has unlimited resources. Aside from that it does contain a video sequence of clips that goes on for way too long and things start to slow up a bit towards the end unfortunately. If it had kept the momentum it started with I would declare it to be one of the best thrillers ever...as is it's only amazing!
Availability: On DVD
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