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The Dead Pool

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In the fifth installment of the Dirty Harry series, gritty cop Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is fresh off the conviction of a major mob boss. When horror film director Peter Swan (Liam Neeson) develops a "dead pool" betting on celebrity deaths, he is shocked when a serial killer begins targeting those named, including TV reporter Samantha Walker (Patricia Clarkson) and Callahan himself. Action and violence abound as Callahan tracks the killer in an attempt to stop the murders.
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While it offers its fair share of violent thrills and tough wit, The Dead Pool ends the Dirty Harry series on an uninspired note.

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Henry Sheehan Chicago Reader It is perfectly adequate, in fact. It is just that adequate should not be good enough for Clint Eastwood. Rated: 2/4 May 11, 2022 Full Review Odie Henderson House Next Door It probably wasn't wise for the filmmakers to end Dirty Harry's reign with Eastwood uttering a post-killing line more suited for Stallone or Schwarzenegger, but from an entertainment standpoint, The Dead Pool doesn't leave one **** outta luck. Jul 12, 2013 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The best thing about The Dead Pool is the best thing about almost all of Clint Eastwood's movies: The film is smart, quick, and made with real wit. It's never just a crude action movie, bludgeoning us with violence. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...easily the worst film in the franchise, with a perfunctory climax and only a couple of passable lines... Rated: 2/5 Dec 29, 2021 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy It's difficult to determine whether The Dead Pool is a desperate attempt to extend the franchise or a smart parody of cop films that have come before it; either way, there's enough to enjoy in this increasingly silly film. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 16, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins It feels as if the writers have completely run out of ideas for utilizing one of the most popular vigilantes in cinema history. Rated: 4/10 Aug 31, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It was alright. A nice one time watch. Could be better story Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/05/25 Full Review thiago s filme legalzinho, o roteiro é bacana, o elenco focou muito melhor do que os outros filmes, Clint Eastwood ainda é muito bom como Harry Callahan, mas agora o Harry Callahan persegui um matador/roteirista de filmes dentro do filme, nesse filme sendo o ultimo do Harry Callahan, eu achei que ele ia morrer no final, desta vez Harry Callahan não perseguiu ninguem, e agora ele tem um parceiro homem, que é japones, mas agora o parceiro dele não morreu, e ainda colocacam a musica welcome to the jungle do guns n´roses, no final do filme eu gostei, o Harry Callahan usou um arpão gigantesco e matou o roteirista de filmes, mas mesmo com isso eu recomendo esse filme. o ultimo da franquia dirty harry. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Sams K I love this. Also some easter eggs for GNR fans... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Aender S The worst of the Dirty Harry movies. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review Alec B What a silly note for this series to end on (there are remote control car bombs, metacommentary, and a Chekhov's harpoon gun) but given how dour the previous entries often were, perhaps they just wanted to have some fun? In any case its a bit of a mess that doesn't really earn a lot of what it tries to do in the finale. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Eye C My favorite from the Dirty Harry franchise, good story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the fifth installment of the Dirty Harry series, gritty cop Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is fresh off the conviction of a major mob boss. When horror film director Peter Swan (Liam Neeson) develops a "dead pool" betting on celebrity deaths, he is shocked when a serial killer begins targeting those named, including TV reporter Samantha Walker (Patricia Clarkson) and Callahan himself. Action and violence abound as Callahan tracks the killer in an attempt to stop the murders.
Director
Buddy Van Horn
Producer
David Valdes
Screenwriter
Steve Sharon, Durk Pearson, Sandy Shaw Lai-King, Steve Sharon
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.8M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround
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