I'm a huge fan of 1970s conspiracy thrillers so I was kind of surprised that I'd never heard of THE GROUNDSTAR CONSPIRACY before I sat down and watched it. Soon enough it becomes pretty obvious as to why this film is so obscure: it's simply not very good, feeling like a low budget potboiler more than anything else. The dramatic stylised opening credits are by far the best thing here and the rest slows down into a talky narrative. George Peppard gives one of his most wooden turns as a cop hunting for a saboteur, and he gets way too much screen time. Michael Sarrazin bags the most interesting role as a kind of proto Jason Bourne, but the whole thing is bagged down with romance and a final twist that feels like a damp squib.
Review of The Groundstar Conspiracy
