Review of The Gauntlet (1977) by Alexis P — 28 Nov 2018

He Gauntlet" isn't one of Clint Eastwood's better films, but it's still watchable. While he's supposed to be playing a weaker character than normal, an alcoholic cop who's not thought capable of much, he still seems able to take charge and set things straight.

The twist on this movie is extreme violence (although it seems pretty tame today) and shooting things full of holes. Lots of holes. To say much more would give away the plot, but before you dismiss the final scenes as unbelievable, there was a mental patient in LA six or seven years ago who did just what Clint Eastwood did, and ran amok for over five hours because the police were powerless to stop him.

Maybe he'd seen "The Gauntlet" too many times.