Death Wish Collection

Charles Bronson

Jill Ireland

Vincent Gardenia

J.D. Cannon

Anthony Franciosa

Ben Frank

Robin Sherwood

Silvana Gallardo

Robert F. Lyons

Michael Prince

Drew Snyder

Paul Lambert

Thomas F. Duffy

Kevyn Major Howard

Stuart K. Robinson

Laurence Fishburne

Charles Cyphers

Hugh Warden

E. Lamont Johnson

Paul Comi

Frank Campanella

Jim Begg

Melody Santangello

Robert Snively

Steffen Zacharias

Ezekiel Moss

Leslie Graves

Don Moss

Peter Pan

David Daniels

Don Dubbins

Jim Galante

Buck Young

Karsen Lee

Teresa Baxter

Cindy Daly

Susannah Darrow

Henry Capps

Joshua Gallegos

Paul McCallum

Roberta Collins

Diane Markoff

Cynthia Burr

Michael Tavon

C. Ransom Walrod

Gary Boyle

Ava Lazar

Fred Saxon

Henny Youngman

Ginny Cooper

Lesa Weis

Twyla Littleton

Diane Manzo

William Bogert

Terry Leonard

Michael Lepre

Nori J. Muster

Rick Schmidlin

David Engelbach

Phil Rhodes

Michael Winner

Vivienne Walker

Bobby Roberts

Brian Garfield

Ken Pepiot

Hal Landers

Alleen N. Nollmann

Tony Wade

Jimmy Page

Julian Semilian

Menahem Golan

Yoram Globus

David Zellitti

Richard Epper

Russell Vreeland

Danny Buck

Chuck Couch

Roger Carlton

Gilbert B. Combs

Thomas Del Ruth

Beth Voiku

Richard H. Kline

Kent H. Johnson

William Hiney

Joe Scully

Jack English

Ernie F. Orsatti

Rick Gentz

David Campling

Ron Davis

Dennis Jones

Tom Overton

John Poyner

Hugh Strain

James Thompson

Gene Kearney

Thomas Laughridge

Henry M. Lebo

Bob Muñoz

Peter Santoro

Robert A. Wise

Kenneth Zunder

Gary Armstrong

Dave Friedman

Ron Archer

Michele Dittrick

Bud Aronson

Robin Clarke

David Whitaker

Skaila Kanga

Dave Mattacks

James R. White

Greg Van Dyke

Marilyn Tasso

John Lizzi

Kent Adamson

Christopher Pearce

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Death Wish II

Golan-Globus Productions

City Film

Landers-Roberts Productions

The Cannon Group

Filmways Pictures

United States of America

Kersey Chaos.

Michael Winner once again pushes the buttons of Hollywood with this sequel to his controversial hit, Death Wish. Plot follows a familiar trajectory, Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is now in Los Angeles living a normal life, when wouldn't you know it, some scumbag youths cross his path after administering some rape and pillage on folk close to him... 

The problem here, and the reason why some critics positively burst blood vessels after watching it, is that for the first half it just is pure exploitation, this in spite of some decent production value. Did it really need to be another sex crime? Could it not have been a murder et al? There gets a point in the film where you sense it's boobs for boobs sake. Though you have to wonder if Winner dared to ask Chuck and Jill Ireland (playing girlfriend of Chuck...) if Jill would do a nude scene? I think a broken nose may have come about if that subject had of been broached... 

Once Kersey (Bronson hard as nails again) goes about dealing out his brand of justice, the film hits its straps, teasing the viewers with moral - cum - ethical outrage or conversely, vicarious thinking. Vigilante films are always going to swim in tricky waters, provoking anger and heated debate from all walks of the political spectrum, but better to have them out there to provoke a response than not. Surely? 

There is nothing remotely high end here, but it's a film worthy of its above average rating on IMDb. It can shock, annoy, dismay and even induce unintentional mirth (three of the rapist thugs dance the campiest dance ever), but it will not be ignored and people are still seeking it out today to watch for the first time. Michael Winner still showing the ability to pique interest with his vigilante franchise. 6.5/10

Not great and really uncomfortable to watch (as was the first film, but this one takes it up a level in the assault) but seeing Charles Bronson exacting revenge was good and he's in his element as Kersey. Not as good as the first but still "entertaining" (for the lack of a better word), if not a bit hokey at times late with Kersey getting lucky for the number of people covering for him. **3.0/5**