Tonight's movie was Bullitt (1968) starring Steve McQueen as the title character, Lt. Frank Bullitt of the San Francisco Police Department. This is another one of those movies I just assumed I've already seen. But after looking at the description I thought maybe I hadn't seen it. I assumed it was a car movie. Although there is an amazing car chase scene in the middle of the film, anyone coming to this expecting an action movie might be disappointed. It is a great police drama, an early film that has all the grit and grime of 70s crime films. This is just bleak but great.
From the article:
Steve McQueen is sometimes criticized for only playing "himself" in the movies. This misses the boat, I think. Stars like McQueen, Bogart, Wayne or Newman aren't primarily actors, but presences. They have a myth, a personal legend they've built up in our minds during many movies, and when they try to play against that image it usually looks phony.
