As most
of the Charles Bronson flicks I have
written about I saw this for the first time several years ago. I don’t remember
too much about what I thought about it back then though. I think I remember
feeling a bit gross out by the initial torture scenes but I’m not sure. I know
I still feel a bit squeamish when they talk about nailing the victim’s
testicles to a wooden table. And here you thought you were thick skinned after
watching hardcore horror films for so many years. This flick doesn’t even have
to show anything for me to shake like a leaf.
Basically
the movie is about this “doctor” that preforms torture for the South American
governments. Joseph Maher portrays
him with real class! He really makes the character come to life! Not a very
pleasant character to say the least. But a tormentor for hire shouldn’t be very
pleasant should he? Anyway. Charles
Bronson plays a retired pro-killer that sets out to seek justice. This
Tormenter deserves to die and who is better suited for the job than Charles Bronson? It may not be the most
original character played by Bronson,
nor the most intellectual script but it works quite well. I like this movie.
What is
there more to say? That’s a hard question. Sometimes you just have to “feel”
the movie and don’t put so much thought into it. That is particularly true when
the script is less than intellectual. This is more or less a standard thriller
with a revenge plot. Charles Bronson
is just the instrument for it. He plays the role the way only the master of
“one dimensional characters” could do it. There’s no need to go any further
than that. I think I liked it a lot more when I first saw it in the early 90’s
but it’s still pretty entertaining. At least if you take the nostalgia into
consideration.
7/10