Magnum Force (1973)

What happened to Dirty Harry?, 26 February 2005

Having been busted down to surveillance duty, Dirty Harry is itching to get back into the real action. A series of murders force his superiors to bring him back. Soon, Harry has his own ideas about the murders - it looks like they're being committed by a policeman.

This Dirty Harry sequel lacks the punch of the original. The plot is pretty much a second rate police story. Anyone can spot the killers from the moment they appear on screen. There is no real suspense or tension. And the finale ends up being very anti-climatic. The movie might have been much better with someone other than Post as director. He did, IMO, another poor job with Eastwood's Hang 'em High

6/10