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Death Wish 5: The Face of Death (1993)
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Once again, Bronson is trying to live a reasonably nonviolent life, having promised D.A. Saul Rubinek and police detective Kenneth Walsh that he's hung up his guns for good. Once again, he has found the love of a good woman -- in this case, fashion designer Lesley-Anne Down -- and hopes to make a permanent commitment.
And, once again, Bronson's lady love meets a sudden and violent end shortly after he makes his tender feelings known to her.
The only difference this time is, instead of muggers, street gangs or drug dealers, the villains are slightly more upscale creeps. Down is killed by the goons of her ex-husband (Michael Parks), a smooth-talking mobster who's bent on taking over the Manhattan garment district. The police, as usual, can't prove anything. Worse, they can do nothing when the mobster reclaims his late ex-wife's young daughter.
That's when Bronson gets the old revolver out of the wall safe.
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| Death Wish 5: The Face of Death Movie Review by Movie Addict (1/19/2008) |
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At least Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) has justification for responding. He tried the law, and they failed. It's the basic revenge scenario, but without the senseless killing in Death Wish IV.
At least this movie spent the first half setting up the reasons for Kersey's revenge and gave his efforts at having the law do...
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