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The Gauntlet (1977)
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Clint Eastwood is a down-and-out cop who is sent on a routine mission to pick up a witness and deliver her to the Phoenix courthouse. Sounds easy until he realizes he's been set up by the man who gave him this simple assignment. The interplay between Eastwood and the witness, a clever prostitute played by the actor's former girlfriend, Sondra Locke, is tough and playful. They obviously had strong chemistry. The story is highly implausible at times, but the action sequences are satisfying. Eastwood directs The Gauntlet very much in the style of his Academy Award-winning Western Unforgiven. Although the body count is...
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This is one of my very favorite films starring and directed by Clint Eastwood. It also stars his former girlfriend, Sandra Locke. They really mesh on the screen and it is easy to see why they were together for a time.
The story is, of course, highly improbable, so a suspension of belief is certainly in order. Shockley...
(complete The Gauntlet review by B Movie Ben)
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(3/27/2007)