Rotten
Winner's recourse to caricature when dealing with police and thugs, and his virtually overt sympathies with the confused, violent Bronson, make for uncritical, simplistic viewing.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Death Wish
Vigilante, city style — judge, jury, and executioner.
1974 · 1h 33m · R
Action, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Michael Winner
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Death Wish
Overview
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Director and cast
- Michael Winner Director
- Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey
- Hope Lange as Joanna Kersey
- Vincent Gardenia as Frank Ochoa
- Steven Keats as Jack Toby
- William Redfield as Sam Kreutzer
- Stuart Margolin as Aimes Jainchill
- Stephen Elliott as Police Commissioner
- Kathleen Tolan as Carol Toby
- Jack Wallace as Hank
- Fred J. Scollay as District Attorney
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
66%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's a despicable movie, one that raises complex questions in order to offer bigoted, frivolous, oversimplified answers.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
The movie has an eerie kind of fascination, even though its message is scary.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Poisonous incitement to do-it-yourself law enforcement is the vulgar exploitation hook on which Death Wish is awkwardly hung.
Variety
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