Really good film.


I rented this not expecting much but I ended up really enjoying it.

Its like an art film about hit men. I loved the 'silent' ending too.

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Yes, i think it was good if you saw it as a Crime film. I actually saw it for the first time yesterday, and because it was about a hitman and a Charles Bronson movie, i expected it to be action packed.

So, i was a bit disappointed since it was a Crime film instead with just a few moments of small action scenes sometimes. If you go and expect it to be action packed, you will be disappointed.

But, as a Crime film, i think it was good and Bronson who i think played his role nice. Some good music from Ennio Morricone. I think Bronson is cool in this film. He has that stoneface or pokerface if you wish.

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The beginning and the end is great. The middle is so so. This film suffers from poor acting and dialogue but makes up for it with great directing and cinematography.

What's really disappointing is that Jill Ireland is truly unconvincing as a femme fatale. She seems too frumpy and doesn't seem confident enough in the role. I guess she got the part because of her partner.

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Yes I think this is a fantastic film, very, very underrated. I think part of the reason is that, as others have said, it is not an 'action-blockbuster', so Bronson fans coming to the film expecting an all-action violent thriller are going to be disappointed. Non-Bronson fans are going to overlook it or completely dismiss it because it's a 'Bronson' film, so it's caught in a catch-22 situatuon. It is an arty crime film, and a very good one, and really deserves to be re-discovered.

I disagree that the "film suffers from poor acting and dialogue" or that Jill Ireland is "really disappointing" or "truly unconvincing". I think she does really well here.

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It's pretty good. Sollima's Revolver is far better, though (brilliant, brilliant cynical and pessimist ending).

Time to blow

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It's a very good crime film, and in my opinion one of Bronson's best. A top notch film all the way.



Hey there, Johnny Boy, I hope you fry!

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Yes I totally agree I would definitely watch this movie again.

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I haven’t seen this one but I’ll be looking for it.

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