Review of Dirty Harry (1971) by Naomi G — 13 Oct 2015
#3 on the list of best Dirty Harry movies. You don't need to see these movies in any kind of order since there is no continuation of plot between them and that their endings do not correspond to their successor's beginning's. You might find yourself laughing out loud at what one character describes as Harry's "cro-magnon" utterances but, like Heston and Reagan, Eastwood and Siegel are dyed in the wool conservatives and they backed it up off stage to prove it. Eastwood would eventually use his stardom to make a successful bid for Republican mayor of Carmel, CA.
What makes this movie #3 is the annoying murderer that Harry seeks to bring to justice. I guess Seigel made him so annoying so that the audience would be gratified when Harry shoots him, but he was so annoying I hoped he wasn't even in the movie to begin with. Which is impossible to hope for seeing as the die of the movie had already been cast.
Other detractions from cinematic bliss: a bad script because it is very choppy.
This review of Dirty Harry (1971) was written by Naomi G on 13 Oct 2015.
Dirty Harry has generally received very positive reviews.
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