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Magnum Force (1973)
Rate:
5
Viewed:
1/05, 10/07
10/07:
As much as I like Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry, he doesn't make Magnum Force an exciting picture.
Actually, it's not his fault but rather the director's. The other reason is John Milius and Michael
Cimino who penned the screenplay. The former wrote the first half of the picture which did work for me. Then,
the latter took over which was when things started to go downhill.
The result is a bland movie with boring villains (Hal Holbrook? Oh, please) and a predictable plot. Also,
it's also long, clocking at two hours and four minutes. Not much happens.
All in all, Magnum Force fails to live up to the expectations of a
Dirty Harry picture.