Review of Death Wish (1974) by Michael G — 04 Feb 2010
Unfortunately the legend of Death Wish is larger than the movie itself. It's not particularly good, doesn't go where you'd expect (or want) it to and ultimately doesn't really lead up to much of anything.
Charles Bronson does well enough in one of his signature roles that spawned several ill-deserved sequels even if you don't buy what his performance is supposed to be selling. The subplot with his daughter and son-in-law was annoying at best, not to mention unresolved.
It bugs me that Bronson never went after the shitbirds who beat his wife to death and left his daughter a bad actress but whatever. It was nice to see young versions of Jeff Goldblum, Saul Rubinek, Christopher Guest and Maria from Sesame Street (cashier in the market towards the beginning.
) For me, Death Wish wasn't great or bad--just kind of there. Anyways, it's always nice to see New York in the 70s. Even if it was half the shithole this movie made it out to be...
This review of Death Wish (1974) was written by Michael G on 04 Feb 2010.
Death Wish has generally received positive reviews.
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