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The Dead Pool (1988)
Dirty
Harry Just Learned A New Game
Director: Buddy Van Horn, rated R for police
violence, language
  Starring:
Clint Eastwood, Evan C. Kim, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson,
David Hunt, Michael Currie, Michael Goodwin, Jim Carrey
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"She's right. Oh you
can set yourself into a bonfire, we'll break out the
marshmallows and the weenies, but you ain't gonna be on News
at Eleven" – Harry Callahan to a man threatening to
set himself on fire
Why watch this?
Clint ends his Dirty Harry film run with a heavy metal bang.
Plot Summary:
Detective Harry Callahan becomes a local hero after testifying
against a major San Francisco crime boss. His newfound fame
quickly turns deadly when a serial killer begins eliminating
celebrities from a macabre betting game, called the "Dead Pool",
that uses a list that contains Callahan's own name. Harry must
navigate the intrusive media while tracking down the elusive
killer.
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Dad's Preview: This fifth
and final Dirty Harry action thriller was certainly a
departure for the franchise, and that is not necessarily
a good thing. It feels very late '80's and is heavily
influenced by MTV, with loud metal music and an
over-bearing soundtrack, which stands in stark
opposition to the other Harry films. Yet,
Eastwood is grumpy, but still adept at one-shot
kills with his .44 Magnum. He (still?) has a police chief
who doubts him, and his new partner, this time, is
Asian. It's more of the same, yet lighter, less serious.
I did like the chase scene with the bomb-rigged,
remote-control toy car,
but it felt out of place in this film. We also get a
memorable few minutes from Jim Carrey as a coked-out
rock star. Related to that, the members of Guns N'
Roses make cameo appearances... with that Dirty Harry
has left the building... |
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Malpaso
Productions; Warner Bros.
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