The One Man Jury

It may be the two thoudsandth movie from the seventies to speak of vigilante justice, after DEATH WISH and DIRTY HARRY Callahan have opened the road. The directing looks more than a William Lustig - and not only because of the presence of Joe MANIAC Spinell - or a Lewis Teague and why not James Glickenhaus's feature than a film made by the director of DEATH OF A SCOUNDREL, with George Sanders, made twenty years earlier, and with no films in between...I know, Charles Martin is more known as a producer than a director. Like for instance Carl Foreman, who gave only THE VICTORS as a director. But admit that the link between a drama starring George Sanders in the late fifties and this one, is more than implausible, unlikely. This one is a good time waster but for seventies films fans only. And Jack Palance hit by a bullet in the belly and continuing to jump,run, fight.... Rubbish. Insulting to audiences. Lousy ending, I hate it. And as in PEUR SUR LA VILLE, Henri Verneuil's film starring Jean Paul Belmondo, the lead cop has to deal with several cases and criminals, with nothing in common: a gang mobster and a serial killer, I repeat, like PEUR SUR LA VILLE. And I also liked the handkerschief detail used by the criminal and later by his hunter. Very unusual.