The Enforcer

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kevin o ...the 3rd and { last } excellent dirty harry adventure. Clint has to deal with a girl as partner and terrorists. Lots of action, fast pace and perfect amount of laughs. Two more films followed , but were more for laughs. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/21/25 Full Review Audience Member This movie was alright... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/28/25 Full Review Gregory R a very forgettable movie. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review thiago s filme legalzinho, o roteiro é bacana, Clint Eastwood ainda é muito bom como Harry Callahan, mas agora o Harry Callahan persegui uma gangue de ladrões/matadores no filme, uma cena que ficou boa foi quando o Harry Callahan perseguiu um cara da gangue e fez uma perseguição que fez o cara ser preso na igreja, agora ele tem uma parceira mulher, depois de dois parceiros homens, mas de novo o parceiro dele ou morre ou se machuca e vai para o hospital, no final ficou legal o Harry Callahan ter usado a bazuca e ter matado lider da gangue, e salvou o prefeito da cidade, mas mesmo com isso eu recomendo esse filme. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review Brent A 40% rating ... The third edition of the Dirty Harry films doesn't do much to intrigue. Outside of Clint Eastwood's character, I feel like everything lagged. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/23/23 Full Review Matthew D Dirty Harry has to deal with his sexism against women in the police force. Director James Fargo's action thriller The Enforcer (1976) sees Dirty Harry having to shoot Vietnam Veterans turned terrorists alongside contending with his misogyny against women getting promoted to inspector for field service. Fargo's direction is steadfast and engaging. It's interesting to see hiring quotas for five men and three women being required to get promoted to the rank of inspector at Harry's San Francisco Police Department. Harry is skeptical of inexperienced officers taking the field and getting themselves or their partner killed, but they also make it clear he's biased because of his spiteful sexism. Watching Dirty Harry grow up a bit is a nice change, especially after Magnum Force makes him reconsider the ethics of blindly shooting criminals for nearly any offense. The Enforcer sees Dirty Harry mature, while still providing brutal shootouts with plenty of gunfire. Writers Stirling Silliphant, Dean Riesner, Gail Morgan Hickman, and S.W. Schurr came up with a neat idea for Dirty Harry's third film. I liked Harry having to investigate murders and robberies committed by radicalized Vietnam Veterans. It's a very right wing fantasy to shoot liberals, but the villains in The Enforcer are radicalized criminals and way far left to the point of being Communists. I really enjoyed the critique of Dirty Harry as a sexist pig. Dirty Harry and Magnum Force portray Harry Callahan as a trigger happy racist, but he's also a general sexist man. The Enforcer takes on his hateful biases with clever writing. The woman made his partner is smart and competent and Harry learns to respect her as a human being and woman, besides being a capable officer of the law. Harry feels considerably more sensitive emotionally here in The Enforcer, while still tough enough to shoot a revolver bullet into the head of any foes. Editors Joel Cox and Ferris Webster keep a steady pace with slick cuts that focus on faces. I like how fast the gun quickdraw shots feel. The autopsy, rocket demonstration, and endless shootouts are all fun. Cinematographer Charles W. Short uses still wide shots to allow us to see all the action and sets with ease. The majority of shots are these excellent close-ups of Clint Eastwood's scowl. I like the attention to how Harry and Kate both feel or react to their varying insults, suggestions, or admiration. Clint Eastwood is tough and cool as Inspector Dirty Harry Callahan. His ruthless chases, shrewd insight, quickdraw pistol skills, cunning quips, and fearsome demeanor is always entertaining. Eastwood makes The Enforcer a formidable Dirty Harry sequel worth seeing. Clint Eastwood really is captivating as Dirty Harry with his intimidating interrogations, slick quickdraws, fierce gun firing in shootouts, fast car chase driving, and gripping hard boiled personality. Tyne Daly is cute and persistent as new Inspector Kate Moore, who has to get Harry to respect her and stand up for herself. She is smart and increasingly capable of helping in the field. Eastwood's hard glares next to her open faced astonishment is hilarious. I like that she doesn't just take his verbal abuse and ridicule. She makes for a relatively more memorable partner than the first two guys. Harry Guardino's Lieutenant Al Bressler, Bradford Dillman's Captain Jerome McKay, and John Mitchum's Inspector Frank DiGiorgio are great supporting cops for foils against Eastwood. Albert Popwell is engaging and intelligent as the informer and radical leader Big Ed Mustapha. Stunt actors Buddy Van Horn, Bob Herron, and Anthony Cecere pull off high speed chases, fights, shootouts, and explosions with skill. Composer Jerry Fielding's high octane jazz is so pretty and enthralling. The brisk, hectic jazz drumming to the delicate piano or the boisterous horns are killer. In short, The Enforcer is all killer and no killer with plenty of drama, comedy, and action all packed into a tight 96 minutes. The Dirty Harry series rules so far. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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