3 Days of the Condor

It only feels Natural (get it?) to start with one of my favorite films. As you can tell from the past 7 months of writing, I love conspiracy movies, and thrillers. This is both, plus it stars one of my favorite actors of all time Robert Redford. It's actually funny how much I like this movie considering A-Bomb introduced it to me for the first time no more than 18 months ago. Since then I have seen it an additional 2 times, and it is so brilliant. Redford is "Condor". Condor is the code name of him and his CIA team who spend all day reading books searching for hidden code. One normal day he goes out to get coffee and comes back to an office full of dead people. His entire team was professionally whacked. For Condor, he is by the book. He knows the rules and procedures of what to do in any case. He immediately calls his contact to report his team's murder. This is when it gets fun. He gets little to no help and is automatically the prime suspect. Now armed with a single pistol he seeks shelter from his former employer, while he tries to uncover the conspiracy. He knows he is being set up, but why? He and his team were mere analysts who, in my opinion, had the worst job ever right behind the CIA team that had to sit in a freshly painted room to make sure it dried. Luckily for Joseph (Redford) he is smart. He probably went to college. He is able to blend in, do research, spy, and convince his kidnap victim, Kathy (Faye Dunaway), that everyone would benefit if she were to sleep with him. What a Genius. He must stay alive, but with Joubert (Max Von Sydow) hot on his trail every step of the way it gets difficult. The hardest part of Joseph's ordeal is the fact that he cannot trust anyone. That makes it hard to get answers. This movie is one of the best, and if you have not seen it, do your self a favor.

NBM rates - 3 Days of the Condor - A Work of Cinematic Art

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