It's the usual Bronson stuff. He's a surly but basically honest Joe just out to make a living. Then, bad things happen.
People-smuggling hoods try to muscle-in on his (legal) migrant farm workers, and in his typically surly way; he tells 'em to clear off.
Needless to say, he gets no help from the authorities, so in typical fashion, he puts on his flat cap and turns vigilante.
The bad guys blitzkrieg his melon harvest (not a wise move) and waste his best friend (even worse). He responds with the sort of all-out over-the-top slaughter that characterised his 'Death Wish' persona. It's not what you would call an 'intelligent' thriller, unless you consider Steven Segal the stuff of Oscars. However, for those who like some blood and guts with at least a hint of moral righteousness in between their violent computer games, it will pass a pleasing hour or two. This is an early 1970's effort and advertises all of the glitches associated with cheap movies of that time, uneven editing and wobbly dubbing, etc.
Love interest comes from one of his horse-faced Hispanic labourers who spots an opportunity to catch a farmer, a farm, and a nice crisp American passport all rolled into one simple seduction. It's a quick ready-made answer to her migrant-worker poverty trap. Though it's dressed-up in slightly more romantic clothes.
Repetitive, Formulaic and predictable: not recommended unless you have difficulty following plots.
People-smuggling hoods try to muscle-in on his (legal) migrant farm workers, and in his typically surly way; he tells 'em to clear off.
Needless to say, he gets no help from the authorities, so in typical fashion, he puts on his flat cap and turns vigilante.
The bad guys blitzkrieg his melon harvest (not a wise move) and waste his best friend (even worse). He responds with the sort of all-out over-the-top slaughter that characterised his 'Death Wish' persona. It's not what you would call an 'intelligent' thriller, unless you consider Steven Segal the stuff of Oscars. However, for those who like some blood and guts with at least a hint of moral righteousness in between their violent computer games, it will pass a pleasing hour or two. This is an early 1970's effort and advertises all of the glitches associated with cheap movies of that time, uneven editing and wobbly dubbing, etc.
Love interest comes from one of his horse-faced Hispanic labourers who spots an opportunity to catch a farmer, a farm, and a nice crisp American passport all rolled into one simple seduction. It's a quick ready-made answer to her migrant-worker poverty trap. Though it's dressed-up in slightly more romantic clothes.
Repetitive, Formulaic and predictable: not recommended unless you have difficulty following plots.