Movie Review: Death Sentence

Marty. Y'know what we got here? Motherfuckin' Charlie Bronson. Mr. Majestyk. -- Drexl Spivey from True Romance

Of course! We're one big happy fleet! Ah, Kirk, my old friend, do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? -- Khan Noonien Singh from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

They were all alive until they met you, Frank. -- Harmonica from Once Upon A Time In The West

The great tragedy of growing up in the 1970s and 1980s is that I did not know what an incredible actor Charles Bronson was when he made Death Wish back in 1974. In the early 1980s, I only knew him from his roles in the Death Wish films and his later films. Not all bad films by the way, not at all; Death Hunt with Lee Marvin is particular favorite of mine. Before Bronson took the role of Paul Kersey in the original Death Wish, he had already starred as one of the most iconic characters in cinema: Harmonica in Once Upon A Time In The West. Digging deep is essential and I dig deeper than I care to admit. Discovering his work in The Great Escape, Master Of The World, The Dirty Dozen, The Valachi Papers, The Magnificent Seven, Villa Rides, and Mr. Majestyk opened my eyes to his previous work. He was more than just a tool for Golan-Globus; he was so much more. Just look at his work in The Indian Runner for further proof. Bronson was always spot on, even in much of his lesser work. Charles Buchinsky was so full of raw emotion, rage, and fury; he never got his due...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!