If you're a criminal you better do a background check on anybody you are about to kill, because they just might be friends or family of Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) and then you are in for a world of pain.
In this the fourth installment of the vigilante series, Kersey now retired, well kind of retired. He is old, he is slow, he can barely walk but he can still **** s**t up and look cool doing it.
When Paul Kersey's girlfriend and reporter Karen Sheldon's (Kay Lenz) daughter Erica Sheldon (Dana Barron) dies from a drug overdose. This drags Kersey back out of retirement to seek revenge- apart from the opening scene when he was still actively doing vigilantism.
Subsequently a millionaire hires Kersey to wipe out the two leading cartels in the city. One led by Ed Zacharias (Perry Lopez) and the other led by brothers Jack Romero (Mike Moroff) and Tony Romero (Dan Ferro). Pitting the two drug lords against one another Kersey will end the scourge of drugs on the city or will it be that easy with corrupt cops and enemies hidden in the shadows.
This is a solid enough flick, very entertaining and full of cheese. Even though the action isn't 100 mph, it is very well paced and Charles Bronson at 140 years of age he manages to keep it believable-ish. The acting is very good with a few recognisable faces like Danny Trejo and Tim Russ (better known as Tuvok from Star Trek) and others. Probably the only let down acting-wise is from Soon-Tek Oh as Det. Phil Nozaki. From great minor characters like Frank Bauggs (David Fonteno) to the fresh faced, squeaky clean, teenage crack victims in the morgue who's closest experience to drugs was a spoon of calpol. This film is well worth the watch.
Cheesy moment to look out for: Opening scene when the bad guys appear one by one.
This is a solid enough flick, very entertaining and full of cheese. Even though the action isn't 100 mph, it is very well paced and Charles Bronson at 140 years of age he manages to keep it believable-ish. The acting is very good with a few recognisable faces like Danny Trejo and Tim Russ (better known as Tuvok from Star Trek) and others. Probably the only let down acting-wise is from Soon-Tek Oh as Det. Phil Nozaki. From great minor characters like Frank Bauggs (David Fonteno) to the fresh faced, squeaky clean, teenage crack victims in the morgue who's closest experience to drugs was a spoon of calpol. This film is well worth the watch.
Cheesy moment to look out for: Opening scene when the bad guys appear one by one.