I love this movie. Sure it's not perfect sure it's got Hollywood in it where Justice actually exists when it's late and when an ex drunk reporter grabs hold and refuses to ket go -,but this is the beauty and the beast that is my Dirty Harry, my hero who could grit his teeth and tell a city mayor "no I got no new leads because for the last 2 hours I've been sitting on my ass out there waiting for you ..." (that's the Dirty Harry movie not this one but the same man who can turn unbearable tension into a moment of levity then still has what it takes. He's older, he's in the grip of one of the least laughable subjects on Earth, state-sponsored execution, but he can raise goosebumps to tears that that a moment after stifling pause at the irony that dares to laugh even if only deep inside. I won't give anything away, the nail biting of an ending that feels like hours in the final minutes of a tie basketball game. Hang in because here after all is the man who still knows "what we're thinking" and perhaps we're the lucky punks for sharing tine with this Clint ..
Review of True Crime
