And He Does A Damn Fine Job Of It Too! Seriously he's dangling out helicopters...jumping around from rooftop to rooftop...riding the top of a speeding subway train trying to get a jump on one of the bad guys who thought he escaped (that scene was SO ripped off or paid homage to by the climatic scene in SPEED--i mean its very similar---Bellmondo even ducks the signal red light that whizzes by just like Keeanu at the end of Speed---its pretty awesome) All while trying to apprehend a serial killer who's going' around killing women and taunting him while doing so. The plot couldn't be more basic or more been there seen that---and yet the very kick ass action sequences--which were completely shot naturally--(i know this was made in the 70's but even then--doing stuff like this without stunt doubles or insurance claims or some trick photography--etc---was not as common as the awesome films from that era including French Connection and The Seven -Ups would have you believe) make it worth seeing.
Um i like the way the killer kills a woman while she's grinding coffee grounds in one scene and coffee beans are everywhere when Bellmundo gets there to explore what's happened...also the sequence at the end where bellmendo realizes that the guy in front of him is the killer--blah, blah, blah. ACTION DAMNIT ACTION!!!! which is what you're thinking when there isn't action happening. Luckily there's a lot of it on screen--and that's why you see this movie.
Um i like the way the killer kills a woman while she's grinding coffee grounds in one scene and coffee beans are everywhere when Bellmundo gets there to explore what's happened...also the sequence at the end where bellmendo realizes that the guy in front of him is the killer--blah, blah, blah. ACTION DAMNIT ACTION!!!! which is what you're thinking when there isn't action happening. Luckily there's a lot of it on screen--and that's why you see this movie.