My biggest issue
with Magnum Force is that the movie isn’t as centrally focused as the
first Dirty Harry. There were too many cases that Harry was
attending to before the movie finally decided to focus on the killings being
carried out by suspected police officers.
Because of this
focus on other cases, this Dirty Harry movie felt long—it’s actually
the longest in the Dirty Harry series. That said, it’s not the worst,
at least I can say that. The movie was suspense-filled, and while I was able to
guess who the real culprit was early on, I didn’t know how high up the
corruption went.
Clint Eastwood’s
acting was the same as in the first
movie, which might be a plus for some and a minus for others who feel
like Magnum Force was just more of the same old Dirty Harry formula,
with not much difference.
Magnum Force is
about a wave of murders happening in San Francisco. Murder is bad enough, but
what if the victims are the bad guys who think they’re above the law?
Harry (Clint Eastwood), on the other hand, is getting into more trouble than
usual, finding it hard to deal with his supervisor, Lt. Neil Briggs, who seems
to have it out for him at every turn. Also in the station is a group of rookies
who are good shots and have Harry’s respect.
At first, Harry
doesn’t take the killings of the “bad guys” too seriously, as he thinks he
already knows who the killer is. Then he gets the bad news that his friend (who
he suspected was the killer) was killed on duty by the same people taking down
the bad guys. Now, Harry takes the case personally and hunts down the killers.
To be honest,
watching this DVD was tough. It felt long, and there were times I caught myself
dozing off during the delayed mayhem, only to wake up when the main story
picked up again.
The movie
sparked some controversy after its release. There’s a scene where a prostitute
is killed using drain cleaner. After the movie came out, some real-life murders
occurred using the same method, and one of the convicted individuals said he
got the idea from this movie.
Magnum Force is
long, but it’s an okay Dirty Harry movie, it doesn’t feel like the
movie has added any fun to the character itself.
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