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Movie critics combined give Conversation, The (1974) a score of 3.3683 out of 4
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Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 3.49 out of 4 stars for Crazy for CinemaCrazy for Cinema
One of the strangest and most compelling thrillers I've seen in a very long time. It's taken me a while to gather my thoughts about this piece, which gets under your skin like a parasite. Hackman proves why he's one of the best actors of his generation ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Crazy for Cinema
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Jump Cut (--)Jump Cut (--)
Ein Suchbild, in aller Beiläufigkeit. Menschen auf einem Platz, eine Geschichte im Latenzmodus, eine Totale, keine Protagonisten auszumachen, zunächst. Dies aber, in den folgenden Schnitten hinein in die Menge, auf ein Paar, das sich unterhält, dazu ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Jump Cut (--)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Nora Sayre)New York Times (Nora Sayre)
HAVE you considered the possibility that everything that's ever been said in this world might still be echoing somewhere, maybe rattling around within the interior of a stone, a tree trunk or at the bottom of the sea? Though becoming increasingly faint, ...read the complete Conversation movie review at New York Times (Nora Sayre)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for PHILM - danske filmanmeldelserPHILM - danske filmanmeldelser
Hvor Francis Ford Coppola i '80'erne og '90'erne har haft svært ved helt at finde en stil, der kunne matche tidens trend, formåede han i '70'erne at lave nogle meget opsigtsvækkende film, der idag regnes blandt filmhistoriens bedste og vigtigste, ...read the complete Conversation movie review at PHILM - danske filmanmeldelser
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
It is ironic that "The Conversation" was released the same year that Nixon resigned. Nixon was forced out of office largely because he was caught committing crimes on tape. And "The Conversation" is about the consequences of bugging. Gene Hackman ...read the complete Conversation movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
"The Conversation is an intricate and unsettlingly subtle character study... it is the work of a filmmaker at the height of his creativity." It's also a film that, over time, has become near forgotten thanks to poor VHS releases. Shot between the first ...read the complete Conversation movie review at BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 3.10 out of 4 stars for DVD Review e-zineDVD Review e-zine
Some twenty-odd years ago the thought of having one’s conversation surreptitiously recorded by dark agencies had an exciting air of Cold War paranoia about it, but it wasn’t a situation that most people really had to worry about. Fast forward to the ...read the complete Conversation movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review (Rod Armstrong)Reel.com DVD review (Rod Armstrong)
Though originally billed as a thriller, The Conversation is really a character study about one man's slow disintegration. Gene Hackman gives one of his best performances as Harry Caul, a surveillance expert hired to record two people during their lunch ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Rod Armstrong)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
...read the complete Conversation movie review at Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.98 out of 4 stars for Privatjokr MoviesPrivatjokr Movies
This was a tough one. I think if there was a list of movies you need to be in the right mood for, this would qualify. Maybe it was just my desire to see it for so long that kept me going. I will have to say, however, that I do not think I was in the ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Privatjokr Movies
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.83 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
His colleagues in the surveillance industry think Harry Caul is such a genius that we realize with a little shock how bad he is at his job. Here is a man who is paid to eavesdrop on a conversation in a public place. He succeeds, but then allows the tapes ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for CultureDose.net (Tony Pellum)CultureDose.net (Tony Pellum)
...read the complete Conversation movie review at CultureDose.net (Tony Pellum)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.79 out of 4 stars for Movie House CommentaryMovie House Commentary
This film must hold the all-time record for generating the widest range of opinions. The following two men both wrote intelligent and articulate reviews to defend diametrically opposite positions. Joe Chamberlain says it is, "quite possibly the worst ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Movie House Commentary
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Movieline Magazine Movieline Magazine
Both Coppola and Hackman have done showier work than The Conversation, but none so chilling, real or powerful. Painfully average in every sense, Harry Caul is the classic postmodern man: a grade-A freelance surveillance expert to whom no moment between ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Movieline Magazine
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Edinburgh U Film Society (Iain Lang)Edinburgh U Film Society (Iain Lang)
Gene Hackman and Francis Ford Coppola teamed up to produce this pre-Watergate tale of private espionage and paranoia. They steal the show between them, with Hackman playing Harry Caul, a surveillance expert whose own life is secretive and exclusionary. ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Iain Lang)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.71 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is the "best bugger on the West Coast." He's made a name for himself as a private surveillance and security technician. His contracts have included work for the government and industrial espionage jobs. When we meet Harry he's ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.70 out of 4 stars for Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Part of the reason Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 "The Conversation" works so well is that it makes paranoia so poignant. Gene Hackman plays Harry Caul, a surveillance expert hired to trail a young man and woman (Frederic Forrest and Cindy Williams) for ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.61 out of 4 stars for A Corn Pone Flicks reviewA Corn Pone Flicks review
Between The Godfather parts one and two, Francis Ford Coppola created this extremely well-plotted and personal thriller about the extremely impersonal niche profession of surveillance. Considering the success which met his prior and subsequent films, ...read the complete Conversation movie review at A Corn Pone Flicks review
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
Gene Hackman plays Harry Caul, a surveillance expert for hire, who is on assignment recording the conversation of a young man and woman walking in a city square in San Francisco. He always works with professional detachment, and doesn’t pass judgment ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Moviepie.com
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
What it's about. Humorless professional eavesdropper Gene Hackman gets the scoop on sweetie pie Cindy Williams, who is cheating on her wealthy patron with an ambitious corporate suit. Hackman's real client is young Harrison Ford, who in this movie is as ...read the complete Conversation movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.56 out of 4 stars for Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)
Every time you revisit a favorite movie you can't help wondering will it stand up to your high regard. The Conversation never ceases to fascinate. Multiple screenings are like catching a southwest sunshine, forever beautiful, forever different. Harry ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)
Conversation, The (1974) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for DVDActive (Holly E. Ordway)DVDActive (Holly E. Ordway)
If you like strange, moody, artsy movies with a slow pace and little actual plot, then The Conversation will be just up your alley. If not... well, if you’re inclined to check out this movie, make sure it’s a rental. Certainly there must be people ...read the complete Conversation movie review at DVDActive (Holly E. Ordway)
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