Review: Death Wish V: The Face Of Death Is All Talk And No Action
- Mar 7, 2018
- 1 min read
There are some people who just shouldn't have a family.
An ageing Paul Kersey, played by an equally old Charles Bronson has, yet again, carved out a little slice of peace for himself. But when his fiance's ex-husband, Tommy (Michael Parks), has her brutally attacked, Kersey takes up the gun one last time.
The Face Of Death is about as far as a franchise can go before it falls aparts. Featuring some of cinemas worst accuracy, such as characters firing at least a metre below a person they're trying to kill. Bronson's age is apparent in the fact that he he looks so very tired, and his onscreen action is incredibly limited. While Kersey was never as spry as a Schwarzenegger or Stalone, he did, on occasion, move during a shootout. He sounds excessively bored to the point that what was once an endearing action hero becomes tiring to watch.
However, it's not all bad. Michael Parks is deliciously villainous, and clearly having an absurd amount of fun in what seems to be a completely different movie, and his demise is equally enjoyable. Unfortunately, that's also where the good parts end. It feels like the film in 80% conversation, and following the glorious excess of Death Wish, that just isn't good enough.
The Face Of Death is an unforgivably weak movie in a franchise of mostly strong ones. It ensures the franchise ends on a low note and for that, it cannot be forgiven.
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