Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Three Tough Guys (1974)

Paramount Pictures
Directed by Duccio Tessari
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(YouTube)

Filmed in Chicago by Italians, it's the story of a priest who teams up with a disgraced cop to find the people responsible for the murder of a friend and the theft of a million dollars. Lino Ventura is the priest, and he's no Father O'Malley! He can fight, he uses threats and intimidation, but he won't resort to killing. Isaac Hayes mumbles his way through his role, too laid back to make much of an impact. Fred Williams, the third "tough guy", is better but does not get much screen time. Other than Chicago locations, it's all rather routine and boring.

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