This is in my opinion,one of those rare films where the sequel is better than the original. The first French Connection was a good but bland story that pretty much followed the lead up to a big drug bust. It had basically two sets. And the story stayed on point with no added subplots. Noe don't get me wrong it was a very good film, but not as good as I expected. The sequel is set in France and Detective Doyle comes to try to find the mastermind from major drug busts. The French police aren't exactly happy to help. This film has several subplots as Doyle has major communication problems as he doesn't speak French. The drug dealers wind up kidnapping Doyle and getting him addicted to Heroin while they have him. Gene Hackman left a great performance here as his acting was much deeper than part 1. Both films are very interesting and a good watch,but part 2 is slightly better.
Review of French Connection II
