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- Working largely in cases of counterfeiting, LA based Secret Service agent Richie Chance exhibits reckless behavior which according to his longtime and now former partner Jimmy Hart will probably land him in the morgue before he's ready to retire. That need for the thrill manifests itself in his personal life by his love of base jumping. Professionally, it is demonstrated by the fact that he is sextorting a parolee named Ruth Lanier, who feeds him information in return for him not sending her back to prison for some trumped up parole violation. With his new partner John Vukovich, Chance is more determined than ever, based on recent circumstances, to nab known longtime counterfeiter Ric Masters, who is more than willing to use violence against and kill anyone who crosses him. Masters is well aware that the Secret Service is after him. Masters' operation is somewhat outwardly in disarray, with Chance being able to nab his mule, Carl Cody, in the course of moving some of the fake money, and one of his associates, a lawyer named Max Waxman, probably stealing money from him. Partly with information from Ruth, Chance is trying to find and exploit the weaknesses in Masters' operation. To accomplish his goal, Chance takes more and more unethical and illegal measures, which may be problematic for Vukovich, who comes from a family of police officers who are sworn to uphold the law.
- Two cops in Los Angeles try to track down the vicious criminal Eric Masters (<a href=">Willem Dafoe). Then, one of them is killed by Masters and the other one swears revenge no matter what the cost. After that, the hunt becomes an ob- session and the law he once swore to uphold becomes meaningless to him.
- Imagine the French Connection for the 1980's and that's what this film is. In fact, it's by the same director: William Friedkin (who is either brilliant or terrible). The characters are cold and calculating - even the good guys. The plot is intriguing and very complex. The colors, sounds, and sights in this film are fabulous! The car chase scene in this movie rivals the one Friedkin used in French Connection and actually tops the one used in "Bullit". Rent this film! It is very exciting!!
- You know, I never got what all the fuss was about William Friedkin's "The French Connection". I always found that movie overrated. I prefer "To Live And Die In L.A.", which also has a unique car chase, but also stylish direction by Friedkin, a pulsating music score (I can't stop listening to the main theme), and a script that appears run-of-the-mill at first, but has its share of surprises, and one subversive shocker. What prevents the film from having a greater impact is the characters - they are hollow. Willem Dafoe is impressive in one of his first important roles, but William Petersen is bland in his film debut, and so is John Pankow. Even in 1985 I bet you could guess which of the three would go on to have the most successful film career. **1/2 out of 4.
- In the hierarchy of great movie chase sequences, the recent landmarks include the chases under the Brooklyn elevated tracks in "The French Connection" down the hills of San Francisco in "Bullitt" and through the Paris Metro in "Diva." Those chases were not only thrilling in their own right, but they also reflected the essence of the cities where they took place. Now comes William Friedkin, director of "The French Connection," with a new movie that contains another chase that belongs on that short list.
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