The 1970s was the era of conspiracy theory movies, though considering what we're living through in the 2020's I'm kind of surprised they haven't sprung up in more popularity once again. This is not the best one, but it's a very good one with a strong lead performance by Warren Beatty and excellent supporting cast particularly by Paul Prentiss in a small role, but she is very effective. Mostly known for comedies she proved here she could do drama quite well. Shame the role is near miniscule. A politician is shot and over the next three years various reporters who were at the scene at the time keep dying in common and or unexplained ways. Beatty was one of those reporters and as he investigates the deeper in trouble he gets. This involves an organization that indoctrinates individuals who have the potential to turn into professional killers and this is like flies to you know what and this reporter just cannot resist joining to learn more. It's also where the film temporarily gets weakest as the initial indoctrination scenes are not very believable to me. This wasn't a great movie in 1974 and it's not a great movie in 2024, but it's the solid one and it will keep you in suspense.
Review of The Parallax View
