Review of Dirty Harry (1971) by Originaldanger — 29 Jun 2020

Directed by Don Siegel in 1971.... Dirty Harry is the original and best in the series, Dirty Harry spawned sequels but none of them could maintain the high standards of the violent and gripping original, filled with tension and tense moments and classic quotes and lines.

.. A killer named Scorpio (Andrew Robinson) is a rooftop killer because he's snipering people from roofs but at times keeps a low profile but eventually runs out of luck, he results in taking a school bus of kids hostage and demanding money or certain people die.

Inspector Callahan also known as Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood) chases the killer on a few occasions, follows him and tries to stop him at each turn but the killer is always a step ahead usually until the end.

Full of violence and bad language and an excellent performance by Eastwood I'd say Dirty Harry is a classic crime thriller and one of the best movies ever made. It may have scenes of nudity so kids should avoid it and Eastwood carries his signature 44 magnum on him so we can all spot him casually walking around the streets blowing the badguys away after chomping on a hotdog.

... It's fairly dark in places and always entertaining even when the action scenes aren't operational because the storyline is so good. Excellent film and a must watch in my opinion, also stars John Vernon as the mayor and Reni Santoni.