Pollack’s directing of energetic chase sequences and suspenseful standoffs is stellar.
In the film, a Manhattan CIA researcher, Turner’s (Redford), co-workers are killed and are forced to evade the assassins out to get him as he discovers the truth behind this conspiracy. More populous and less weighty and the political thrillers of Alan Pakula, Three Days of the Condor works on impressive spectacle. Pollack’s directing of energetic chase sequences and suspenseful standoffs is stellar. As a film set in New York in the ‘70s, the film has an aesthetic edge over the competition. The screen presence of Redford and Faye Dunaway grabs the attention of the audience, even if they are unclear of the exact machinations of the plot.