Review of Death Wish (1974) by Heyward — 26 Jul 2008
The daddy of vigilante films still packs a lot of punch as Bronson turns form knee-jerk liberal to somebody who'd make John Milius proud. It's not the look, acting or the direction that keeps this film alive, but the sheer brutality of it's conveyed message - when you look at scenes of cops pondering how to let Paul Kersey off the hook after about 10 people have been killed you can just say to yourself: "they don't make them as they used to".
And the ending...the ending is great.
This review of Death Wish (1974) was written by Heyward on 26 Jul 2008.
Death Wish has generally received positive reviews.
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