Death Wish V: The Face of Death

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Death Wish V: The Face of Death

R

Released Jan 14, 1994

1h 35m

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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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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

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...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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thiago s

Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é mais ou menos, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são mais ou menos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, nesse filme teve mais nudez do que todos os filmes da franquia death wish, o vilão ficou fraco e o por ordem de melhor filme ficou 1,4,2,3,5 e esse filme foi o menos bacaninha de todos os filmes da franquia.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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F. M. R

I liked Death Wish V better than either Death Wish 3 or 4. It was well done, with a bit of twist towards the end. Also liked the scenes of the New York City garment industry: workers delivering garments on racks in the street, and sewing operators in a sweatshop. I think this light manufacturing is mostly gone now.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

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Kristian B

Good movie it needed a great conclusion and I wish there was more scenes to the end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/09/25

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Anthony C

The DEATH Wish series ends with this last installment. A good movie but not nearly as much action as the others.Still Bronson is in fine form here delivering what he did best!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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NiB Y

Terrible pacing, specially compared to it's predecessor. Some nice kills but that's about it. Drags itself for way too long, with a disappointing and uninspired ending.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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Robson C

Paul Kersey tem uma nova identidade e uma nova vida em Nova York. Ele namora Olivia Regent, uma designer de moda em ascensão. Porém, ela foi casada com um mafioso Tommy O'Shea e ele interfere nos negócios dela. A situação vai num crescendo que leva Kersey novamente ao vigilantismo. Devido à idade de Bronson e a sua saúde, este filme traz algumas mudanças, Kersey usa de outras formas de matar os seus inimigos. Enquanto antes era basicamente ele com um revolver na mão, aqui ele chega a usar de veneno. Aqui continua a existência de um antagonista para Kersey, sendo que O'Shea foi o melhor que surgiu nos três filmes que adotaram essa narrativa. Michael Parks passou o tom certo de maldade e psicopatia. Interessante que este filme é o que melhor representou os inimigos de Kersey. Afinal, não tem muito que mudá-lo: ele está numa boa fase da sua vida, acontece uma tragédia e ele volta a matar.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Allan A. Goldstein

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Lesley-Anne Down

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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
Producer: Damian Lee
Screenwriter: Allan A. Goldstein
Production Co: 21st Century Film Corporation, Death Wish 5 Properties
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 14, 1994, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 11, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $559.0K
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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