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Blu B You know when 70's movies aren't good there usually bad for very unique reasons because they took a lot of risks and tried something different and it just didn't work at all. At least it's unique in that regard. The editing & pacing aren't good here. This has a nasty tone problem. It's trying to be aserious hard hitting crime drama, a weird quirky comedy, a romance, and sometimes I don't know. It just changes tone on a dime same scene out of nowhere and it just is so weird. This is reflected in the music which is alright but a complete hodgepoge. The opening title is so good but than it changes to weird Monty Python type music and than generic tracks out of nowhere that never go together at all. The cinematography and acting are alright but considering whose behind the camera here that's a travesty. Harris is alright enough but everyone else is just very forgettable. It jumps around so much with the different subplots of the crime war and the romance that it's very hard to keep track because of the nasty tone problem this has. The action is pretty good especially the opening car chase which is Dirty Harry level good save for the dumb comedic music out of nowhere. That opening scene really describes the problem here, its filmed like a hard hitting crime thriller but the tone is also meant to be comedic and just never works at all. It feels like almost the crime war thing just ends anticlimatically also and is kind of forgotten about at points. It can never make the two subplots work together on top of the tone issue. Skip This. Commendable for trying something new but it just didn't work probably because the wrong director was chosen for this. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Audience Member Well, this one is just bonkers. The back of the box says "In a future where the laws of reality have been suspended, Harry Crown (Richard Harris) is a hit man..." Well, this ain't sci-fi. And I don't know about this future business. I think it just takes place in a zany comedy world where gunshots are the norm and Chuck Conners can be taken semi-seriously with his interchangeable mechanical arm as he battles it out with Richard Harris in his amazing pair of goofy-cool, thick rimmed glasses. Seriously, what the hell is going on in this film. I need to watch it again. With people. Special People, who can handle the title let alone its whacky antics. VF. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm calling Harry Crown for sures. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member While not as good as writer Robert Dillons earlier Prime Cut it isnt the total floperoo you might have heard it was either. I guess the biggest problem is that John Frankenheimer doesnt really know if its a spoof or a thriller so the film does go off a little half cocked . One wonders if Michael Ritchie the director of Prime Cut would have been able to pull it off. On the plus side the film does have some memorable meoments including Chuck Connors as a one armed hitman and some good use of shoot outs in odd places. Richard Harris does a fine job as the hitman Harry Crown and the pop art theme does come off so its not a toatl loss as a film and deserves a dvd release despite it obvious flaws Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Worthwhile Frankenhiemer film that is ultra-rare features some of the most ridiculous characters ever to grace the screen of a gangster film. An obvious product of the 70's has some good action sequences and alot of bad ones too, school bus chase scene is a minor classic. The copy that I viewed had terrible picture and sound quality that may have hurt my rating, but I doubt it the movie is just not that good. Connors as the crazed one armed mafioso is great, O'Brien as the aging gangster is okay, And Harris is also just okay. For film buffs only. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member The best thing about his movie was the school bus chase Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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