Review of Magnum Force (1973) by Rameshwar I — 18 Mar 2016
"Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) appeared to have given up being a police officer in the closing scene of his first movie, but box office success demanded a sequel and we find him working in stakeout as this film begins.
However, that all changes once a gang of vigilante cops begin mowing down every criminal in San Francisco who slips between the cracks of the justice system. The trendsetting characteristics of Dirty Harry had already begun to calcify into genre cliches by the time Magnum Force premiered.
Like many action sequels, most of Magnum Force's efforts go into "upping the ante" by adding more fight scenes, increasing the body count, and making the gunfight and car chase sequences both longer and much more elaborate.
Nothing in Magnum Force will blow anyone's mind, but it's filmed with professionalism and it should entertain anyone with a fondness for the renegade movie cop who does things his own way.
This review of Magnum Force (1973) was written by Rameshwar I on 18 Mar 2016.
Magnum Force has generally received positive reviews.
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