The word ‘cop’ isn’t written all over him – something more puzzling is. 

This was the tagline of one of the great cop movies ever, Bullitt.  It’s also one of the great tag lines ever; how can this movie not be good with a tag line like that.  Steve McQueen plays bad ass San Francisco cop, Bullitt.  His job here is to guard a witness.  When that witness is blasted, Bullitt must keep the body under wraps until he finds out what the hell is going on.  There are twists and turns and the story doesn’t stray too much like most cop movies do.  That being said, it’s not the story that makes this such a great movie.  It’s McQueen.  He’s always been regarded as one of the “coolest” actors ever in Hollywood and he plays that persona to perfection here.  Bullitt is a rebel on the force and while a thorn in the side for his higher ups, he’ll do whatever it takes to get the job done.  Jacqueline Bisset is the love interest eye candy in this movie.  Her character is basically pointless, but she’s hot and doesn’t take enough away from the movie to care if she’s there or not.

I have heard people argue which San Francisco cop movie is better, Dirty Harry or Bullitt.  I obviously choose this, but I think what would lead a person to liking one over the other is if you prefer McQueen or Clint Eastwood.  I prefer Steve as an actor.  Also I think Bullitt does a better job of showcasing the great city of San Francisco.  An example of this is the famous car chase up and down the hills and through the streets of the city.  The chase is great and one of the better car chases in any movie.  Also impressive is that McQueen did his own driving for it.  What makes the chase is how well it was edited; the movie won an Oscar in this category.  If you know the city, you’ll see what I’m talking about.  Basically he’ll be driving his classic green 1968 Mustang in one neighborhood, take a right and all the sudden be flying down the streets of another one.  For example, they are flying down Marina Boulevard and all the sudden weaving in and out of traffic on highway 280.  I am not nitpicking here as this doesn’t really matter at all, just pointing it out.  Anyway, this is one of the classics.  Check it out.