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Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 10/07

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10/07: Charles Bronson is back, and he's kicking some ass.

No...not really. What we have here is a seventy-two-year-old man who's at the verge of breaking down and is about to wither away. Don't get me wrong. I like Charles Bronson, but this is over.

Death Wish V: The Face of Death provides another round of new villains who are ready to be slaughtered like lambs. One of them is a Jack Nicholson wannabe who should never appear in movies again. Another is a Steve Buscemi look-alike who's rather suited to be Kersey's nemesis because of his polished acting skills.

Obviously, the production values are low which has left me worn out. The dialogue is hackneyed. Hence, all I'm left with is wishing for Paul Kersey to blast everybody away sooner than expected and then blast away everybody behind the scenes. It's so hard to believe, under this heavy fire which is rounds and rounds of ammunition, Paul Kersey manages to escape unscathed. The current title leaves me puzzled because for exactly what reason does Paul Kersey have a death wish?

All in all, Death Wish V: The Face of Death is the worst of them all, setting up a new Hollywood rule: don't make another when the franchise hits number four.