The Parallax View

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richard c Absolutely superb conspiracy thriller from the '70s. Warren Beatty is a reporter for a small town paper who investigates a friends death. They were both there when a senator was assassinated at the space needle. This opening sequence is superb and the ending WOW! The air of paranoia is intense and the music also the cinematography all excellent. All acting is good 👍, superb direction too. One small gripe is why we don't see Warren's reaction after the brain washing? Don't miss Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 1 hour and 42 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/02/25 Full Review Hector I What could be more vibrant than a '70s paranoid thriller? Maybe Argento, but then again... We follow the story of a journalist investigating the death of a senator, which leads him to the Parallax Corporation, a company that recruits future killers. All the themes of this genre are there: the great architecture of the 70s, brown tones, studies on predispositions to murder... I really enjoyed going through it with the journalist who discovers he can't trust anyone, who suspects everyone. There are also minor flaws, such as the fact that we don't really understand his involvement in this story, the characters who aren't really introduced and who disappear too quickly, but that's part of the mystery ... The vision of government investigations is quite dark, but resonates a lot with our times I find. It's still a good thriller from this period, especially the end scene, which is really well done. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/28/25 Full Review Audience Member quite corny acting, unconvincing stunts. didn't age well. Warren Beatty features quite a 👶-face. sorry, Warren-fans. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/24/25 Full Review Blu B A Political Thriller Classic. Fantastic cinematography. The framing, lighting, camerawork is all extremely sophisticated. There are tons of memorable locations in this as well. Everything else is really well done about this. As far as my knowledge goes this along with Soylent Green are among the earliest examples I've ever seen of the evil conglomerate corporation. As well made as this, as good a jib as Beatty does carrying this, and as much as this simmers withtension and paranoia, I have to say I felt like I wanted more...a lot more. This feels like it's missing parts that weren't explored enough throughout. Character & idea wise. Like Beatty's relationship with the woman reporter at the start. I would've loved to have seen more of Joe getting to see the Parallax Corporation building, the people, culture and more. I wanted to know more about their motivations, the clients, honestly a lot more world building. I just feel this is probably AT LEAST 30 minutes too short. This really doesn't do that and just gives the barebone minimum of a ending that feels like it's not fully fleshed out. The buildup just I feel sets up for so much more but left me satisifed and fustrated at the same time. Anyone though who is a fan of any actors in this, the director, or political thrillers will like this. I can see why this is a classic of it's genre. I do have to say, I would love to see a remake of this that fully fleshes out the ideas more. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review Audience Member I couldn't watch this on TCM as they had the volume set way too low. Warren Beatty looks ridiculous in that bushy 70's haircut, and they made the lovely Miss Prentice look like a Plain Jane, too. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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