Death Wish V: The Face of Death

R

Released Jan 14, 1994

1 hr. 35 min.

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Crime

Drama

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Famed vigilante Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) takes his girlfriend, Olivia (Lesley-Anne Down), out to dinner and proposes to her. She accepts but is soon assaulted by a thug (Robert Joy), causing irreparable disfigurement. The thug is an associate of Olivia's ex-husband, mobster Tommy O'Shea (Michael Parks), who is terrorizing Olivia in an effort to discourage her from testifying against him. When the coercion gets worse, Kersey takes a ruthless stand and vows to hunt O'Shea down.

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Rami A

A very underwhelming end to the series.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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Alain M

Death Wish 5" receives a disappointing one-star rating, suggesting a substantial letdown. Whether due to a lack of compelling storytelling, weak character development, or other factors, the film falls short of delivering a satisfying cinematic experience. The final installment in the series may have failed to capture the essence that made its predecessors memorable, resulting in a lackluster conclusion to the "Death Wish" saga

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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Jelisije J

The Vigilante is back to take on mobsters who is hurting his girlfriend...not the worst sequel, but definitely not a good ending to this film franchise.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/23

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Amazingly, the Death Wish series got one final outing in 1994 with the fifth attempt to milk whatever was left of Paul Kersey and golly, was Kersey a husk by the time it came around. Bronson, who was in his 70's, is completely in this for the money and looks absurd in the tough guy part. Gone is any sense of his former charisma and he really is just going through the motions here. The direction is tired, as well, and it all feels like a cheap 90's TV movie that everyone just wants to get through as quick as they can. Once again, Paul Kersey, has to avenge some form of brutality that's been thrust upon his nearest and dearest. Remarkably, he still forms relationships despite the fact that anyone within a 5 mile radius of him is almost guaranteed to be raped or killed. In due course this happens and he, of course, whips out his pop gun and takes on the perps, who this time come in the shape of some Irish/Italian hoodlums, headed up by Michael Parks. There's some dubious joy is seeing these dirtbags getting off'd and both Michael Parks and Robert Joy are entertaining in their roles. But it's all just so lame by this point. There's literally nothing in the film that will be of any surprise to anyone who's familiar with the series, even in passing, so its 90 minutes feel really long indeed. Thankfully, it was to be the last of the Death Wish series. Until the turgid reboot with Bruce Willis, which I have not seen and probably won't. Overall, the Death Wish series was a curious affair. Both the original and it's sequel were well done, even though they courted a good bit of controversy and wagging fingers at the time. Number 3 is a black hole of stupid and 4 and V ill fitting attempts at cash ins. If I were to advise anyone who wanted to sit down to these films, I say just watch 'Death Wish' and 'Death Wish II' and leave it at that.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Bronson's 5th and last. Not too bad. A huge plus is the charisma and watchability of Michael Parks, a decent villain. This Death Wish is the 2nd or 3rd best tho low budget compared to the first two.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Who doesn't love a film where the bad guys get what's coming to them?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Allan A. Goldstein

Director

Charles Bronson

Paul Kersey

Lesley-Anne Down

Olivia Regent

Michael Parks

Tommy O'Shea

Saul Rubinek

Brian Hoyle

Kenneth Welsh

Lt. Mickey King

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

While Mr. Bronson goes through the motions of revenge with his characteristic deliberation, he looks puffy and sounds terminally bored.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 10, 2012

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Richard Harrington

Washington Post

Somehow, writer-director Allan Goldstein has managed to make a film that looks and feels older than its original mold.

Sep 10, 2012

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Michael Sauter

Entertainment Weekly

This might make an appropriately absurd finale for a series that long ago went over the top. But Paul Kersey's not finished yet!

Rated: D

Sep 10, 2012

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...With Bronson phoning it in and looking every inch the 73 year old action star, you’ll feel older than Bronson by the time this lame adventure has trickled to a halt...

Rated: 1/5

Jan 29, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a noticeable (and distressing) step downwards for the admittedly erratic franchise...

Rated: 2/4

Apr 9, 2023

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TV Guide

What's revolting, if not surprising, about this salute to Bernie Goetz, the NRA, and All-American contempt for civil liberties, is the casual inevitability of all the violence.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 10, 2012

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Synopsis

Famed vigilante Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) takes his girlfriend, Olivia (Lesley-Anne Down), out to dinner and proposes to her. She accepts but is soon assaulted by a thug (Robert Joy), causing irreparable disfigurement. The thug is an associate of Olivia's ex-husband, mobster Tommy O'Shea (Michael Parks), who is terrorizing Olivia in an effort to discourage her from testifying against him. When the coercion gets worse, Kersey takes a ruthless stand and vows to hunt O'Shea down.

Director: Allan A. Goldstein
Screenwriter: Allan A. Goldstein
Production Co: 21st Century Films
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 14, 1994, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 11, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $559.0K
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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