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Mr. Majestyk (1974)
Charles Bronson at his 70's best!
Charles Bronson plays Vince Majestyk, a Colorado watermelon farmer who finds himself on the wrong side of mafia hitman Frank Renda. Along with HARD TIMES from 1975, there is no Bronson film that I recommend more highly than MR. MAJESTYK from 1974. The main reason I enjoy this movie is the simple storyline....
1. Honest, hardworking man just wants to do his job and be left alone.
2. A very bad man won't leave him alone and severely underestimates him.
3. Bad man soon comes to regret underestimating our hero.
Based on a story by Elmore Leonard and featuring the excellent Al Lettieri as the bad guy, Bronson has never been better than he is as Mr. Majestyk!
Assassination (1987)
One of Bronson's personal favorites!
Assassination is NOT Charles Bronson's best movie. There are plot holes that you can fly a presidential helicopter through. But I still enjoyed the movie for what it was. It is an easy going, light, fun Bronson movie. Don't think too much about it, just watch because it has a few good action scenes, a few quotable Bronson lines, and he seems to be enjoying himself. And he has said it is one of his personal favorites because he was able to star alongside his wife again after many years. As a lifelong Bronson fan, that goes a long way with me.
Soleil rouge (1971)
Bronson & Mifune....it just doesn't get any better than this!
Two of the most manly actors in the history of world cinema team up in this western where a train robber is forced to lead an honorable samurai on a quest to reclaim a stolen sword that was destined for the US President. If the two men can't get the sword back in a week, it's lights out for our heroes. Bronson & Mifune command the screen, with Charlie even showing a likable sense of humor in his role as the bad / good cowboy. The two make their way across the country to find the evil Gauche, played by French superstar Alain Delon! Forget what I said earlier.... Bronson, Mifune & Delon in the same movie!! It just doesn't get better than THAT! It's not a perfect movie by any stretch of the imagination, but I couldn't imagine anyone being disappointed by this enjoyable East meets Western. It's a fun movie with legendary movie stars. Highly recommended!
Hard Times (1975)
The best film of Bronson's career!
That's quite a statement to make in the headline, but in my opinion this is the best film in the 5 decade career or Charles Bronson. His character Chaney is larger than life, a myth really, and he seems to exist to show just how good and strong one man can be. This is a lesson that James Coburn's Speed really needs to learn. The benevolence of Chaney contrasted with the selfishness of Speed seems to be the main theme of the story. It may tell it's story inside the bare knuckle boxing world of Depression era New Orleans, but it's a story that could be transplanted to any place or any time. This movie gets my highest recommendation, not just for fans of the stars and director Walter Hill, but for all lovers of cinema.
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion (1999)
A solid final film for a LEGEND!
The Family of Cops series was given a solid final chapter and screen icon Charles Bronson ended his career on a respectable note in Family of Cops III. If you're reading this you know that the story revolves around the Fein family as they solve crimes and do life together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My main interest in this series is of course Bronson, but I also thought that Joe Penny excelled in his role as the oldest son. Age has certainly caught up to Bronson, but he still commands the screen even if he doesn't move, look or sound like he did at the pinnacle of his career. This was my personal favorite of the Family of Cops series and I recommend it to anyone who loves Charles Bronson!