El día del chacal

No spoiler review: To begin with the many many outdoor shots of mid-70's Europe, the vistas, the buildings, the goofy looking automobiles.... that alone makes this movie worth the price of admission. Beyond the basic description of this movie, you have what boils down to a mano en mano battle of wits between the would-be assassin and the detective who would stop him. The detective is not a James Bond type however. Rather he is a quiet, low-key, slightly frumpy looking man who is none-the-less very good at his job. You're never sure who's going to win in this story, and in fact your not even sure who to root for. Which is great. There's not a lot of gratuitous bombing, sex, violence or what not in this film. Instead the fun is in watching the ingenious and quite believable methods employed by the assassin to carry out his mission. Enjoy!