Three Days of the Condor

THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (1975) - Sept. 22, 2010
A superlative thriller about a CIA analyst who returns to his office from lunch to find everyone killed, and who then must try to figure out who wants him dead.  Really well directed by Sydney Pollack, this was somewhat slow-paced but always interesting and kind of electrifying in parts.  Robert Redford is pretty much perfect in the main role, and is a big reason why the film works as well as it does; he just creates a really compelling character.  The supporting characters are just as good -- Faye Dunaway and Cliff Robertson are both quite good, and Max von Sydow manages to make a fairly big impact with a small role (there's a scene between him and Redford towards the end of the film that was definitely one of the better things I've seen in a while).  ***1/2