Of late, I am watching some Bronson films I'm not familiar with. Violent City (1970) was up next. Recently, I watched Chato's Land, followed by Hard Times (recommended). I thought this film started off tensely and I was drawn into it, aided along by a long but tense car chase. The exotic locale also helped somewhat. I wasn't too pleased or interested in the middle part and for some odd reason there suddenly was Italian dialog in some scenes, which made sense with the subtitles, but not why a character talked English one moment and the next Italian. Must be a glitch in the version I watched. It felt shoddy and cheesy. The director was Italian, I get it. Maybe someone left in some dubbed-over scenes in the film. Another cheesy bit was the giant spider, a tarantula or something, or that's what it was supposed to be; the spider was an obvious fake. Later on, some shrubbery as background also was fake. Blood also looked fake, but I'm not complaining about that. I knew going into this film that it's no masterpiece. If I wanted a masterpiece, I'd watch Once Upon a Time in the West one more time :)
Bronson's role was the only factor keeping me from falling asleep. Eventually, there was a very good ending to the film. Oh, Jill Ireland also was pleasing on the eyes. Damn, Bronson did have a good taste in women.
Would I recommend this film? No. You could watch the car chase and see if it's your cup of tea. I'm not particular to car chases that much, but I will say it was neat. The ending, seen separately, probably makes no sense to a viewer. It is, however, a very fitting end and I was definitely awake by that time, as the elevator went up.
Bronson's role was the only factor keeping me from falling asleep. Eventually, there was a very good ending to the film. Oh, Jill Ireland also was pleasing on the eyes. Damn, Bronson did have a good taste in women.
Would I recommend this film? No. You could watch the car chase and see if it's your cup of tea. I'm not particular to car chases that much, but I will say it was neat. The ending, seen separately, probably makes no sense to a viewer. It is, however, a very fitting end and I was definitely awake by that time, as the elevator went up.