movie review - Bullitt
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-seven years and one million words
Sydney, 2000.04.20
I've always wanted to see this film, which was created in the late 60s. It's about a cop who's tasked with protecting a mafia informer, and fails utterly. It's what comes next that's the focus of the film. This includes car chases, a stolen corpse, some moody, stylish clothing, a couple of shoot-outs and of course a political agenda.
The pacing is uneven (this was made in 1970, so that might not be unexpected) and the entire thing is riddled with cliches that were likely new tropes when this came up. The entire cast nails their roles and the story holds up.
Recommended.