Review of Brannigan (1975) by Naomi G — 26 Nov 2015

I like Americans. They think big.

A Chicago detective is sent to Great Brittan to escort a fugitive back across the pond to be tried appropriately in his homeland; unfortunately, a group of assassins target Brannigan to free the fugitive. Brannigan will need to work with local crime officials, who are not overly fond of Americans, to accomplish this daunting task.

"These bananas will taste a hell of a lot better when I know Brannigan is lying in a gutter.".

Douglas Hickox, director of Backout, Theatre of Blood, Sitting Target, It's all Over Town, The Giant Behemouth, Sky Riders, and Zulu Dawn, delivers Brannigan. The storyline for this picture is very average, mediocre, and unimaginative. The action and script were also very mediocre as was the acting. The cast includes John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, John Vernon, Mel Ferrer, Judy Geeson, and Lesley-Ann Down.

"Never trust anybody.".

I came across this on cable and thought it would be an interesting John Wayne picture to catch. Well, it was different from what I'm used to for him, sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't, and this one did not work. This film doesn't have much going for it and I wouldn't recommend going too out of my way to see it.

"You're getting too familiar.".

Grade: C-.