The Enforcer
Warner Bros. | Release Date: December 22, 1976 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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5
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0
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80
Film ThreatStaff (Not Credited)
This is a good move because while I and many others believe in civil liberties, no one likes a cop who goes by the book. Besides, Harry seems to have realized that if you kill the criminals then you never have to bother with prosecuting them. It’s only when people live that Harry gets hassled. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The Enforcer is the best of the Dirty Harry movies at striking a balance between the action and the humor. Sometimes in the previous films we felt uneasy laughing in between the bloodshed, but this time the movie's more thoughtfully constructed and paced. Read full review
60
EmpireWilliam Thomas
Same old sequel squanderings. Read full review
50
The New York TimesRichard Eder
The action is reasonably fast and competently photographed. The picture doesn't exactly drag. But it is maggoty with non‐ideas. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The spitball script [from a story by Gail Morgan Hickman and S.W. Schurr] lurches along, stopping periodically for the blood-lettings and assorted running and jumping and chasing stuff. Read full review
50
The New YorkerPauline Kael
Directed by James Fargo, this third in the series doesn't have the savvy to be as sadistic as its predecessors; it's just limp.
40
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Improbable as are all the Dirty Harry films, The Enforcer is crammed with action and spilling over with violence. The photography is fine, but the gore is as repugnant as Daly's overacting. Read full review
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