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Hard Times (1975)
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Walter Hill's colorful directorial debut has quite a cult following for its toughness and violence; it may well be his best film, in fact. Charles Bronson plays a silent street fighter in New Orleans in the '30s managed by the cool James Coburn. Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, and Michael McGuire costar in this spare existential Depression dirge. It owes a lot to its noir origins that Hill adores so much, yet there's something very fresh and vital about its subject and approach. That's really what made so many of these films from the '70s so endearing. An added bonus is the love and affection displayed by the real-life husband and wife...
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You can cheer on the 300, but the real spartan is Charles Bronson in Hard Times. In true grind house style, he says little and lets his skill do the talking.
The fights are manly and proceed without the theatrics found in so many pretenders. Coburn is outstanding as the hustler who always gets himself into trouble.
Jill...
(complete Hard Times review by B Movie Ben)
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(4/12/2007)