Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Hit Man (1972)


MGM
Directed by George Armitage
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

The search for his brother's killer leads Bernie Casey into the world of pornography in early 70s L.A. He frequently stops to sample the merchandise, such as Pam Grier. He eventually uncovers the name of the killer which unleashes a series of brutal revenge killings. Production gloss can't hide the fact that this is a film that prefers to wallow in it's own filth and violence. The "hero", driven by revenge, is no better than the people he hates so much, the only difference is that he gets away with it. Includes unnecessarily graphic dog fighting footage.


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