#an absurd fire and brimstone caricature‚ frothing at the mouth and quivering with rage). even worse‚ the always interesting Gene Davis is
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Messenger of Death (1988)
"You can't be Garret Smith!"
"I can't?"
"He wouldn't be caught dead in a town like this."
"I was born in a town like this."
#messenger of death#1988#thriller film#j. lee thompson#paul jarrico#rex burns#charles bronson#trish van devere#laurence luckinbill#daniel benzali#marilyn hassett#jeff corey#john ireland#charles dierkop#gene davis#john solari#penny peyser#the eighth film Bronson and director Thompson made together (!) and not the last even. by this point in his career‚ Charlie was basically#pumping out brainless action nonsense with very little effort‚ but to his credit he still often managed to put in a decent performance#this isn't one of the best though. it's all a little tired and lacking energy. the plot is a bizarro doozy tho; two groups of Mormon#fundamentalists are engaged in a violent tit for tat war‚ which Bronson suspects is being influenced by a third party for monetary gain#it's all pretty preposterous and the supporting cast are a real mixed bag (as Mormon brothers‚ John Ireland is understated‚ stoic; Corey is#an absurd fire and brimstone caricature‚ frothing at the mouth and quivering with rage). even worse‚ the always interesting Gene Davis is#thrown away in a nothing role. has a tv movie feel‚ a bit like a more violent version of Murder She Wrote‚ but I'm not mad i watched it#disappointing that Bronson's journalist character is the tame pet of the Denver PD‚ tho; even in mild vigilante mode he makes sure to call#in and keep the chief cop up to date on his progress. conservative minded slop but the team made (and I have watched) worse
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