O Preço da Justiça

Those that loved the original Kojak TV series will only enjoy this as it gives a chance to see the great Telly Savalas in action once more. The story isn't bad, although it has a lot of over dramatic 1980s style revelations and false flashbacks, which are always irritating.

The problem is that Theo Kojak, despite being played by Telly Savalas, isn't Theo Kojak. All the confident, cool and classy Kojak of the 70s is gone and we are left with an ageing cop just doing it for the money. There's no familiar "who loves ya baby?" catchphrases or lolly pops.

It would have been far better if the main character had a different name and was based in a different city. But then, they couldn't milk the Kojak money tree ...