Review of Death Wish (1974) by Christopher B — 09 Feb 2014

Some young punks step out of line and it's up to Chuck to take out the trash. Bronson plays Paul Kersey very well, portraying a liberal turned executioner to maximum effect. He pulls off the nervousness Kersey feels when he takes on the task of vigilante and his eventual feeling that it's his responsibility to rid the world of criminals.

In the novel he apparantly goes completely insane to the point where he is killing people he believes might be criminals, and there are hints of that in Bronson's characterization. Excellent film that started a very entertaining series.