This Death Wish, the second in the franchise, where Michael Winner himself directs the sequel, is impressive to say the least. For its two opening sequences that each involve a rape, with quite few ellipses, extremely unpleasant, and well shown on camera. So our architect finds himself with good motives to take justice into his own hands.
The locations and settings are always interesting in Michael Winner's work (his past as a documentary filmmaker may have something to do with it). This is the case here: the city is awful, with dilapidated and abandoned buildings and streets, filled with garbage, trash cans and abandoned buildings. This helps to reinforce the climate of the film and give it a very misanthropic tone.
The music of Jimmy Page also contributes to texturing the film and enriching its dark climate, even horror film at times. Which is what the film is finally, within the framework of a detective film.
Michael Winner directs his actors perfectly, which contributes to make the film effective.
The locations and settings are always interesting in Michael Winner's work (his past as a documentary filmmaker may have something to do with it). This is the case here: the city is awful, with dilapidated and abandoned buildings and streets, filled with garbage, trash cans and abandoned buildings. This helps to reinforce the climate of the film and give it a very misanthropic tone.
The music of Jimmy Page also contributes to texturing the film and enriching its dark climate, even horror film at times. Which is what the film is finally, within the framework of a detective film.
Michael Winner directs his actors perfectly, which contributes to make the film effective.