Review of Dirty Harry (1971) by Kyle20Ellis — 22 Mar 2022
If there was a category for quintessential crime thrillers, I would almost certainly put Dirty Harry in that category. Everything about Dirty Harry is wonderful. The cinematography is fine and the locations and scenery are quite striking.
Lalo Schifrin's music sets the atmosphere very well too, while the story is taut, the script is quotable and cleverly written, Don Siegel's direction is superb and the violence is shocking and daring.
The acting is also great, in his more complex roles Clint Eastwood was born for the role of Dirty Harry, and all the supporting roles are very well played. All in all, brilliant and one of the crime thrillers there is.
This review of Dirty Harry (1971) was written by Kyle20Ellis on 22 Mar 2022.
Dirty Harry has generally received very positive reviews.
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