i love the other review of this movie . they mirror my attitude . i be a 70 sort of guy and minus disco and star war childishness . there be nothing great about this movie and except for a chase scene . that be why it be good and because it be tough and basic and economical . roy scheider carry the movie and which be base on the crew and the 7 ups and that back up gene hackman in the french connection . the people in it be believable and average and who burn themselves pour coffee and show fear in chase scene and almost lose it after a close call crash . maybe it would be easy to tell you what it lack . there be no fancy weapon and just basic revolver and crude saw off shotgun . there be no tough guy philosophizing and ala tarantino . there be no kung fu or samurai nonsense and no fancy trick shoot either . there be no clever guy who carry out some complicated scheme base on hundred of thing go just the way he plan include everyone else reaction . the criminal be bad guy but they do not shoot people for the hell of it . a a matter of fact and there be a body count of just three . something that the average movie these day would pass in the opening credit . it could be a g movie today . no bus load of orphan school child be kidnap nor be terrorist threaten to kill half of the city . there be no high tech hijinks and nor be the crime themselves very move or ingenious and the high tech thing i saw be a touch tone att wall phone . it have no subplots or amuse character development . also and no sex or woman and except for one mobster wife who do some screaming a the buddy our hero have her menace . it be some little undertaker who exploit his connection with the local mob and the police to kidnap local mobster for some easy payoff . the undertaker . vito and be play by tony lo bianco who do a great job and as good a roy schneider and buddy the head of 7 ups cop and whom he inform and exploit . what ever happen to tony lo bianco and he seem like a pacino shoe in and good look and talented . what it do have be a great nyc backdrop to a simple crime story . location that be bleak and dehumanize without be a sociological study . it have a simple plot that involve this kidnapping scheme where one of buddy cop get accidentally involve and literally accidentally drag in then accidentally shoot dead . since buddy and his 7 ups be a hot dog unit and both the nypd brass and mobster think he be involve and since the kidnapper masquerade a plain clothes cop to lure the mobster into compliance . obviously the mobster figure they have lawyer and right to protect them from normal police . even the mobster be plain and old and ugly and no godfather royalty or soprano hipness here . it be a good basic movie with a standout chase scene between two 70 d pontiac . even the car be plain and economical and not even a gto or a trans be and like the acting and the story . in the day of batman uber hype or 24 level of intensity doomsday scenario and this movie remind u that less be well . it should be show to movie screen writer and director a a caveat not to dazzle and amuse then ultimately insult u with stunt and gadget and clown psychotic behavior galore .