alexanderdavies-99382 I tend to agree with other fans of the "Dirty Harry" films that "The Enforcer" is nowhere near as good as the previous two. The villains in this film aren't as interesting or as menacing and John Mitchum being written out was a disappointment to me. It was good to see Harry Guardino again as Lieutenant Bressler and Bradford Dillman is excellent as the Police Chief. He and Clint Eastwood have some good verbal sparring. Tyne Daly is a convincing, gutsy cop. Also, the humour is a bit better than I expected. There are some good action set pieces but the gritty edge from "Dirty Harry" and "Magnum Force" is sorely missed.

Red-Barracuda The Enforcer is the third entry in the 'Dirty Harry' series. This time Harry Callaghan is assigned a female partner to assist him in bringing down a group of hippy terrorists. As such, it operates on one level as an odd couple movie where Eastwood's character has to overcome his inbuilt sexism which tapped into the very topical women's lib movement of the 70's; while on the other hand it also covered subjects like terrorism, damaged Vietnam vets and the Black Panthers. So, it's certainly a film that can't be accused of not covering many hot topics of the mid 70's.This entry in the series is for me, not only a step down from the first two instalments, but also a lesser film than the under-rated fourth film, Sudden Impact (1983). The main issue is that it has a less interesting story with particularly mediocre villains. On paper, these counter-cultural terrorists have a lot of potential but in practice they lack charisma and come across as merely another obstacle for Harry to deal with. I also wasn't especially taken with the battle of the sexes sub-plot, which I found to be pretty predictable and hackneyed stuff, although it most probably had more impact back when it was released. None of this is any fault on the part of Clint Eastwood and Tyne Daly - soon-to-be 'Cagney and Lacey' fame – who both put in good performances. It's more the fault of underwhelming writing more than anything.Still, aside from all this, this is still an enjoyable movie. It's fairly action packed, including a particularly good extended rooftop chase scene which ends up crash landing into a porn shoot! Eastwood also, pleasingly gets to dispatch of a few other criminal reprobates along the way in a number of side scuffles which he gets actively involved in to violent effect. The big finale takes place in Alcatraz (well I guess this San Francisco based series had to end up there eventually) and while this sequence does have some genuine drama with Daly's character being killed, it also includes a very poorly staged demise of the chief bad guy where he ludicrously and wittingly sets himself up for an easy death by bazooka, leaving his captured hostage in an actively safe spot! Again, another example of this film feeling like it wasn't thought through very well. In the final analysis, this one is for me a lesser entry from this series, yet despite this it remains an entertaining enough watch.

OllieSuave-007 This is the second sequel to Dirty Harry, where Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) teams up with new partner Inspector Kate Moore (Tyne Daly) to go after a terrorist group who threatens to blow up San Francisco if their money demands aren't met. As with the previous films, the mystery begins immediately when the terrorist group shows their murderous intentions, proving that the bunch, especially the scumbag leader Bobby Maxwell (DeVeren Bookwalter), is a dangerous piece of work. Maxwell was so knife-happy, harming people mercilessly, that you would love to root against him and hope Callahan would bust him up really bad. In the middle of all the terrorist chaos, there are these random unrelated crimes foiled by Callahan, which showcases his strength and witty attitude as he deals with the city's worst of the worst. This let us see, once again, Callahan's unorthodox but pretty comical ways of dealing with these criminals and ridding the city of them. I thought, though, that despite the suspenseful plot element, the overall movie has fewer action and has less satisfying moments, ***spoiler ahead*** particularly how Callahan has to let the butt-kissing, politically connected Captain McKay throw the rulebook at him and how Callahan ultimately dealt with Maxwell - Callahan really needed to give him a taste of his own medicine after all the harm and damage he's done. ***spoiler ends*** The scenes with the clueless Mayor (John Crawford) and the dirty-mouth Mustapha (Albert Popwell) dragged the film. Clint Eastwood stayed true to his form as Callahan and had some good chemistry with Tyne Daly. But, overall, this is the least satisfying of all the Dirty Harry movies. Grade C

SnoopyStyle It's the third Dirty Harry movie. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is as hard as ever. San Francisco is threatened by a terrorist group called, The People's Revolutionary Strike Force led by Bobby Maxwell (DeVeren Bookwalter). He lures 2 gas workers with a hot girl and kills them for their uniform. They killed Callahan's partner during a heist of military weapons. Callahan is forced to partner with Kate Moore (Tyne Daly) who has no street experience but lots of book smarts. She was promoted for political considerations for being female.It's a workable Dirty Harry movie. He's as inappropriate and violent as ever. Tyne Daly is pre-'Cagney & Lacey'. She does a compelling job as an inexperienced but strong-willed newbie. The thing that bothered me is the group of terrorists. They are part silly stereotypes and part artificial concoction. They don't really instill fear except maybe Maxwell. However he's more of a silly stereotype. I simply don't like the villains. The movie feels inferior to the first two movies.