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The Connection (2014)

Directed by Cédric Jimenez

Overview

Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre’s wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city’s underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan Zampa. Fearless, determined and willing to go the distance, Pierre plunges into an underworld world of insane danger and ruthless criminals.

Rated R | Length 135 minutes

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Viewing History (seen 1 time)


Date Viewed	Device	Format	Source	Rating
06/07/2015	Movie Screen	Digital	Theater	7 stars
				(Average) 7 stars

Viewing Notes

Tonia and I drove down to Sie Film Center to take a break from all the unpacking at our new house. I knew it was a procedural going in, so the pace and plot weren’t surprising, but it still came across as somewhat less than the sum of its parts.

That said, they nailed the late ‘70s, early ‘80s music and feel of the times. I wish they’d have delved deeper into both the American connection and the endemic police corruption. I thought both of those areas had a little more potential.

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