Bronson

Death Wish (1974)

Charles Bronson plays a liberal architect whose wife is killed and his daughter assaulted and he then goes on a killing spree (after a short working holiday). While this film was supposedly very shocking when released there really does not appear to be much to it now. Vigilantism can be a really interesting subject but the script for Death Wish is not interested in moral complexities, just shooting some muggers.

Because the movie is so basic it is hard to find a lot to say about it. Charles Bronson is not the sort of actor with a lot of depth to his performances either which does not really help matters here, he does not seem to care that his wife is killed. The film does enough not to be boring but other than that I can not find much to praise it on.

I give this a 3/5.