Bullitt (1968)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:31
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In one of his most memorable roles, Steve McQueen stars as Detective Frank Bullitt, a hard-driving, tough-as-nails San Francisco cop. Bullitt has just received what sounds like a routine... [More]
Starring: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Don Gordon
Director: Peter Yates
Reviews for Bullitt
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Surprisingly austere and very much of its time, Bullitt is a lot less fun and a lot more impressive than you might expect. Full Review |
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The action sequences are brilliant, done without trickery in real locations (including a great car chase which spawned a thousand imitations) to lend an extraordinary sense of immediacy to the shenanigans and gunfights. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Stlick, stylish and ineffably cool, this was perhaps McQueen's defining role. Also mention goes to the uncreditied star of the film; San Francisco. Full Review |
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3/5 |
If more attention had been paid to plot and characterisation, this would have been a great rather than a good movie. Even so, it stands as a cinematic landmark. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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Good scripting and excellent direction by Peter Yates maintain deliberately low-key but mounting suspense. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Expert chase film, breathless and modern, that sent McQueen to the top of the box office heap. Full Review |
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There isn't much here, and what there is is awfully easy. Full Review |
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A- |
Apart from the classic chase scene, there many other pleasures to be had in this stylish policier, one that changed considerably the entire vocabulary of Hollywood's action-thrillers. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Menos focado na trama e mais nos procedimentos de seu protagonista, Bullitt busca o realismo constantemente, criando um personagem não apenas crível, mas complexo.
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5/5 |
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3/5 |
A not-very-good movie redeemed by a car chase for the ages.
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Even though the story almost makes no sense and the Oscar-winning editing has several illogical cuts, Bullitt is an exquisitely satisfying motion picture, particularly if there is still an adolescent boy lodged somewhere in your psyche. Full Review |
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8/10 |
If there is any one of his many movie roles that best exemplifies the McQueen persona, it would have to be this one. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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5/5 |
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4/5 |
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4/4 |
McQueen is great in Bullitt, and the movie is great, because director Peter Yates understands the McQueen image and works within it. He winds up with about the best action movie of recent years. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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3/5 |
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CommentLatest News for Bullitt
August 22, 2007:
Steve McQueen Returning to the Big Screen (Sort Of)
He was nicknamed "The King of Cool" during his Hollywood career, and even more than 25 years after his death, Steve McQueen still has enough pull to rate a biopic. Variety is... More...
July 06, 2007:
Brad Pitt to Remake "Bullitt"?
If he does, he better hire a good action director. The original "Bullitt" has one of the best car chases ever. More...
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