have grow up in new jersey and have spend many a day and night on the gritty street of new york in the 1970 and watch a film like the seven ups and or it kindred spirit and the french connection and always evoke fond memory of a time and place which and for some and might have be nyc dark hour and but which for me and in my early twenty and be always one fun fill adventure after another . i truly miss those time . a one reviewer remark and this film very aptly capture the stark and cold and matter of fact feel of the nyc winter season and while keenly expose the underbelly of the region infamous underworld of crime and policing . a great snapshot of a place and a time and a culture . a spot on characterization of both the film and the city . the stellar attribute of this film the plot and the cast and the character and and of course and the car chase be amply describe in many of the review here and so i would not go into that except to say that one of my favorite moment occur during the car chase and when the camera focus on richard lynch rid shotgun to the maniacal bill hickman . the look of horror on richard lynch face and along with the defensive gesture and be so out of character for an actor much good know a a source of terror rather than an object of it and that it be actually comical to watch . i get a chuckle out of it every time .