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Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller 91 min R
Rotten Tomatoes53%Metacritic46IMDb
Dirty Harry just learned a new game.
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of prominent figures. By the time Harry learns that the murders are part of a sick game to predict such deaths, it may be too late.
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Someone clearly made a conscious decision to lighten the mood with this “Dirty Harry” (1971) sequel by introducing a bit more pith into the dialogue and a few lightly comedic elements to the scenarios but for me that just turned something a little bit special into something a little bit ordinary. “Callaghan” (Clint Eastwood) is causing ructions at the station because he won’t play ball with the media. Determined to keep him from himself, his captain allocates him a Chinese-American partner “Al” (Evan C. Kim) to not only track down a serial killer but also to improve the department’s optics! As to the killer, well he doesn’t seem to much like celebrity either and so is rather brutally - and ingeniously - bumping them off. What surprises our curmudgeonly policeman is that he seems to be on this hit list, and with their investigations leading them into the murky world of film-making where “Swan” (Liam Neeson) might seem an obvious candidate, their investigations get underway - at no slight cost to the city! Eastwood does enough here, and the buddy-cop theme is played down so as not to steal his limelight too much, but the story is weak and played out using too much cinematic gimmickry
Read the whole review on TMDB"The Dead Pool" fails to achieve the same high profile level of success and popularity as "Sudden Impact" (1983) and it isn't particularly difficult to understand why. "Sudden Impact" is notoriously violent with an almost ceaseless barrage of senseless shootings and beatings, but more importantly than this it still has a sense of enthusiasm and you do have the distinct feeling the cast really wants to participate, although that doesn't appear to be the case here. "The Dead Pool" too often feels as if it is being treated as something of an unpalatable chore which Clint Eastwood must carry out as quickly and efficiently and satisfactorily as possible just to please Warner Bros. and perhaps to provide them with yet another box office bonanza. However, even though there is an unmistakable atmosphere of lethargy in the air all the time, this is still a well paced and entertaining distraction.
Read the whole review on TMDB"The Dead Pool" fails to achieve the same high profile level of success and popularity as "Sudden Impact" (1983) and it isn't particularly difficult to understand why. "Sudden Impact" is notoriously violent with an almost ceaseless barrage of senseless shootings and beatings, but more importantly than this it still has a sense of enthusiasm and you do have the distinct feeling the cast really wants to participate, although that doesn't appear to be the case here. "The Dead Pool" too often feels as if it is being treated as something of an unpalatable chore which Clint Eastwood must carry out as quickly and efficiently and satisfactorily as possible just to please Warner Brothers and perhaps to provide them with yet another box office bonanza. However, even though there is an unmistakable atmosphere of lethargy in the air all the time, this is still a well paced and entertaining distraction.
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