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Prince Of The City is a story about a corrupt cop trying to atone for his past crimes by becoming an informant for an investigation into police corruption. Based on a best selling book, the film fails to adequately develop a reason for the cops decision to expose those involved in the system he helped perpetuate. It also fails to show the characters as the outstanding detectives they are alleged to be. Overall the film fails to show much of anything other than a lot of talking about "the system." Not the film other comments would have you believe.

This is really a fun movie. I have no idea if any of it remotely resembles the actual life of motorcycle showman Evel Knievel (I doubt it) but that does nothing to detract from the film. George Hamilton is great as Knievel. Both his performance and the film's script make you care about the character and that alone seperates it from most films. If you get a chance, watch it.

The Parallax View is a surprisingly dull conspiracy film. With a good cast and a well respected director, not to mention fascinating source material, you would think Parallax would at the very least entertain let alone challenge the viewer. It does neither. In fact, the film has a "movie of the week" feel about it probably due to the weak story and some drawn out scenes. Also, much of the movie is predictable especially the ending which can be surmised with 20 minutes left to go in the film. If you're a conspiracy buff go ahead and watch it, just don't expect much.