Review of Sudden Impact (1983) by Sam M — 11 Sep 2015
It's between this and The Dead Pool for worst Dirty Harry movie.
The fourth Dirty Harry movie (of five, ultimately). A woman (played by Sondra Locke) is killing off, one by one, the men who raped her and her sister several years previously. Harry Calahan (played by Clint Eastwood, of course) is on the case, but due to his law enforcement methods, there are a few criminals after him. Eventually he is sent to a small seaside town to track down some leads on the murders...
This movie really doesn't add anything to the Dirty Harry story (except that he exchanges his 44 Magnum revolver for a 44 Magnum pistol...). It feels cliched, forced, unoriginal and predictable. Even Eastwood seems to be going through the motions.
On that note, the other performances aren't anything to write home about either. Sondra Locke is weak and unconvincing as the vigilante, Pat Hindle plays stereotypical small town sheriff and the bad guys are all one-dimensional.
The Dirty Harry series should have ended after three movies.
This review of Sudden Impact (1983) was written by Sam M on 11 Sep 2015.
Sudden Impact has generally received mixed reviews.
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