This Dirty Harry installment was a bit different, than the other four in the series and I can tell you why. It is different, because it does not focus mainly on the dirty one', but instead focuses on him and the character of the killer which is portrayed by Sondra Locke. This and the fact that there isn't as much chasing going on as in the rest of the Dirty Harry films, make this installment somewhat less exciting than the other ones. However, this film does have a bonus it's three predecessors did not have, a good editor. The few chasing scenes there are in this film, are photographed and edited in style and with ability, making the film a pretty tight package, if one looks at the directional skills involved.
Now the fact, that this film isn't too exciting, does not mean that it has a low quality. It is just this episode of Dirty Harry does not focus on action and Harry bringing bad guys to justice. This film, which is not as much aimed to be a crime flick as the other four Harry films, is supposed to tell a story and is aimed at giving Harry more depth. In that it succeeds, but that doesn't make this good either. The bottom line is, that this film is watchable and that it does feature some of Harry's (or should I say Eastwood's?) famous one-liners, but that in it's core it is not a typical Dirty Harry film. For me, The Enforcer was the best in the series, with The Dead Pool and The Enforcer sharing the second place. So if I was you (which I am NOT) I'd start with those ones. If you don't like those, you probably won't like a single Dirty Harry film.
6 out of 10
Now the fact, that this film isn't too exciting, does not mean that it has a low quality. It is just this episode of Dirty Harry does not focus on action and Harry bringing bad guys to justice. This film, which is not as much aimed to be a crime flick as the other four Harry films, is supposed to tell a story and is aimed at giving Harry more depth. In that it succeeds, but that doesn't make this good either. The bottom line is, that this film is watchable and that it does feature some of Harry's (or should I say Eastwood's?) famous one-liners, but that in it's core it is not a typical Dirty Harry film. For me, The Enforcer was the best in the series, with The Dead Pool and The Enforcer sharing the second place. So if I was you (which I am NOT) I'd start with those ones. If you don't like those, you probably won't like a single Dirty Harry film.
6 out of 10