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"It's still an eye-catching, fast-paced watch." - Bill Weber

Years later, Costa-Gavras' shrewd contrivance and superb form hold up impressively.

If a movie can have a "personality", Z has a particularly strong one, and it makes for exciting stuff. A fantastic blend of bleak political drama, Hollywood-type thriller, and pitch-black comedy. Costa-Gavras has a keen eye, as well.

Excellent political thriller that will make your blood boil.

Everything I want to say has already been said: masterful filmmaking, breakneck pace and the lofty status as being THE cinematic political thriller. Wow.

959

One of the finest of political thrillers.

I can't stand politics but this was excellent, which is saying something. Loved the acting and the mystery of everything involved with the film. Nice cinematic touches with some of the best use of flashback I've ever seen as well.

A thrilling, suprisingly dense and complex film that had me glued to the screen from the opening frame.

#993

Dictators are similar everywhere!

I would consider myself more left-leaning that most Americans, but damn, Costa-Gavras seems legitimately pissed. I do dislike the unfair characterization, it's ridiculously obvious, and while they had what was coming in the end, it was way too one sided and manipulative. However, the use of flashbacks (a usual pet peeve of mine with how poorly they are usually done) is one of the best I've ever seen. I just hope future Gavras films are more "fair," I can't really find the exact word for it.

Very well done, even if it's a little too dry to thrill me. Still, it's well written, well acted, and well put together. The ensemble is memorable, the score is great, and the camerawork has an occasionally astonishing ingenuity. I just wish it let me sink my teeth into it a little more. Repeat viewings probably necessary.

Forget about the Cold War politics (which are very interesting in their own right), this is a damn good thriller.

Very good, tour-de-force directing and a great cast, still I didn't get into it quite as much as I had hoped (and as my PSI of 91 would indicate) for some reason. That said, it was indeed entertaining and engaging.

Costa-Gavras' passionate film is propaganda done right. A veiled look at the murder of a Greek left-wing leader, it serves as a potent commentary on any situation where the ruling powers repress opposition and cover up the truth. The acting is good, the script and direction are engaging, and the politics, if loaded, are strongly conveyed. Manipulative, but manipulation of the highest skill.

overly praised considering it's really just a passable movie with an element here or there that's above decent. the end product is somewhat lumpy, but an over all enjoyable movie. decent story and good directing, yet pretty much every part of this movie could have used a bit of refinement or more.

A striking and powerful work which takes on a serious issue for the director about his country of origin through the vein of a political thriller; the use of flashbacks in particular is inspired even today. It's disappointing how ponderous the first half is though; it sets up a very good film, but it feels laboured and very uninteresting which does take away from the film's importance.

# 995

Surprisingly engaging. I had expected a dated and very French film but this one is very taut, is cross-cultural, and has aged very well.

There may never be a better political thriller than this. Gripping, emotional, technically proficient, inventive. Absolute excellence.

I wonder why Godard didn't make good political movies like this one.

Even though I was quite conscious of how much I was being manipulated to hate the "bad guys" (Costa-Gavras REALLY stacks the deck), I was still enraged and really wanted to see the motherfuckers get what was coming to them. It's a very exciting film with a great cast, and clever usage of flashbacks and time cuts. There's even some humor to it. Intense and riveting.

Great film that displays the inner workings in a facist state. Costa Gravas really knows how to make political films with a lot of depth and still keep them entertaining and even humorous. Starts off a little weak but the end incredibly strong.