Rotten
While the first film convinced me of Bronson's need for vengeance, this one is just a series of dumb killings.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Death Wish II
He's Planning to Clean Up the City. HIS way!
1982 · 1h 32m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Michael Winner
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Death Wish II
Overview
Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.
Director and cast
- Michael Winner Director
- Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey
- Jill Ireland as Geri Nichols
- Vincent Gardenia as Det. Frank Ochoa
- J.D. Cannon as New York D.A.
- Anthony Franciosa as Herman Baldwin
- Ben Frank as Inspector Lt. Mankiewicz
- Robin Sherwood as Carol Kersey
- Silvana Gallardo as Rosario
- Robert F. Lyons as Fred McKenzie
- Michael Prince as Elliot Cass
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
The results are every bit as revolting as in the original 1974 jackpot fantasy.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
Even more foolish, more tacky and more selfrighteously inhumane than the 1974 melodrama off which it has been spun by the none-too-nimble fingers of Michael Winner.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
Shamelessly rehashed.
Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Overall, it's as unstylish as anything Winner has put his name to.
Time Out
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