Review of Death Wish (1974) by David Klein — 29 Mar 2010
"Nothing to do but cut and run, huh? What else? What about the old American social custom of self-defense? If the police don't defense us, maybe we ought to do it ourselves.".
A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks in which he randomly goes out and kills would-be muggers on the mean streets after dark.
REVIEW.
What is the most famous and recognized character of the late screen legend Charles Bronson? Stupid question. There's actually two. Harmonica in Sergio Leone's spectacular western masterpiece "Once upon a time in the west" and a bitter avenger called Paul Kersey. "Death Wish" spawned four sequels and a countless amount of imitators ("The Exterminator" of 1980 being probably one of the most obvious ones) but still, original is always the original. This is just the type of a performance Eastwood could have easily played as well but I guess in the end we all wanted rather to see Clint wasting criminals as Harry Callahan on the right side of the law. Bronson however fits in this role like a glove. He's just terrific and so is the whole immemorial movie. If you want to treat your eyes with an unquestionable 1970's thriller classic "Death Wish" certainly wouldn't be the worst choice to pick.
This review of Death Wish (1974) was written by David Klein on 29 Mar 2010.
Death Wish has generally received positive reviews.
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