I thought this was an enjoyable film.
Bronson is good as Majestyk but Lettieri is excellent as Renda. Renda is a nasty and violent killer who Majestyk upsets when he takes him hostage when they are both in a police bus that Renda's hoods try to hijack to rescue him. Majestyk hopes to exchange Renda in return for the police dropping assault charges against him. These charges were brought by Bobby Kopas (Paul Koslo) who had tried to make Majestyk use workers he didn't want to to harvest his melon crop. Majestyk had not taken kindly to this and had smacked Kopas although Kopas was the one to blame.
Unfortunately for Majestyk Renda manages to escape and decides that he wants to kill Majestyk. His thugs "persuade" Kopas to drop the charges so that Majestyk is freed so that Renda can kill him.
There are some great performances. Koslo is excellent as the small time crook who thinks he is a big man. His scenes with Lettieri are great as his attempts to sound tough and clever are met with menacing disdain from Lettieri. Near the end he finally realises what an unpleasant killer Renda is when Renda deliberately sacrifices one of his "friends" in an attempt to flush Majestyk out. Lee Purcell is also good as Renda's girlfriend.
The "massacre" of the melons is also memorable.
Overall not a very complex film but enjoyable I thought with some great performances and a nice theme tune.
Bronson is good as Majestyk but Lettieri is excellent as Renda. Renda is a nasty and violent killer who Majestyk upsets when he takes him hostage when they are both in a police bus that Renda's hoods try to hijack to rescue him. Majestyk hopes to exchange Renda in return for the police dropping assault charges against him. These charges were brought by Bobby Kopas (Paul Koslo) who had tried to make Majestyk use workers he didn't want to to harvest his melon crop. Majestyk had not taken kindly to this and had smacked Kopas although Kopas was the one to blame.
Unfortunately for Majestyk Renda manages to escape and decides that he wants to kill Majestyk. His thugs "persuade" Kopas to drop the charges so that Majestyk is freed so that Renda can kill him.
There are some great performances. Koslo is excellent as the small time crook who thinks he is a big man. His scenes with Lettieri are great as his attempts to sound tough and clever are met with menacing disdain from Lettieri. Near the end he finally realises what an unpleasant killer Renda is when Renda deliberately sacrifices one of his "friends" in an attempt to flush Majestyk out. Lee Purcell is also good as Renda's girlfriend.
The "massacre" of the melons is also memorable.
Overall not a very complex film but enjoyable I thought with some great performances and a nice theme tune.