Review of Death Wish II (1982) by Brian K — 19 Nov 2011

After getting a free pass for the killings in New York City, Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) settles down in Los Angeles where he is subjected to another attack where his female cook and daughter are raped and brutally murdered by the hands of street thugs.

Once again, the formula is simple and straight-forward, but with the scenes being a bit more graphic in nature. Somehow director Michael Winner thought these particular scenes would equal the same film as the previous, but unfortunately it doesn't.

We're seeing more bodies being stacked up, but there's no feeling behind Kersey's motive to kill, even though the acts were more violent. He's become more like a zombie, enjoying the hunt more than the revenge part.

Bronson's character is no one you would want to meet down a dark alley, but it would have been nice to get a little more feeling to his actions. Like I said in the review for Death Wish, the acting is a bit too wooden and here it hasn't changed much.

At least in this film, he actually catches up to the thugs that committed these atrocities to him and his family.