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I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Clint has a terrific batting average. His great movies are classics. The original "Dirty Harry" is one of them. "Sudden Impact", however, stinks. It's one ridiculous action scene after another. One ridiculous villain after another. Clint's performance is not so hot. He directs some pretty bad performances from a usually solid supporting cast. Sondra Locke's final 20 seconds is very good but for the rest of the movie it's is pretty rough. This movie would have been a much better vehicle for Charles Bronson. Bronson is also one of my favorites but he made quite a few duds towards the end. His 80's action movies aren't that good but many have a certain campy quality to them. "Sudden Impact" is not even enjoyable on that level.

With each new movie grossing less than the last since Any Which Way You Can, Eastwood returned to Possibly his most popular role. I think it's funny it's kind of because of fan power, that's this movie got made at all.Despite the commercial success of The Enforcer, Clint begun to imply in interviews that he was finished with the character of Harry Callahan. As the years dragged on the likelihood of a fourth movie looked bleak. After all a two short years separated the original movie and it's sequel, with The Enforcer coming just four years after that. Public interest still hadn't died down by the early 80s however, as shown when Eastwood topped a poll asking the movie going public, which famous actor they'd like to see resume a signature role. At this point Warner Bros contacted Eastwood about a fourth Dirty Harry. He said if a suitable storyline could be found, he'd be happy to pick up his 44 Magnum again. Directing himself for the first time in a Dirty Harry movie (I know he did the jumper scene in Dirty Harry) Clint shows he still had in in him to be a convincing tough guy (and then some) as in Sudden Impact trouble follows Harry just about everywhere he goes. He can't even go for his morning coffee without the diner been held up. It's here we get Harry's famous "Go ahead........ Make my day" quote. Which is often misquoted as having "Punk" in there. Clint recruited many of the stock company Malpaso players, returning from earlier movies were Brad Dillman, Albert Popwell (appearing as a fourth different character in his fourth Dirty Harry movie, is promoted to Harry's partner) Pat Hingle, Jack Thibeau, Michael Currie, Bette Ford, Mara Corday and of course Sondra Locke (in her sixth and final Eastwood movie) gives her best performance since The Outlaw Josie Wales. And once again she is the victim of a sexual assault (seriously. What is with that?? It happens in 4/6 movies she is in with Clint!! All directed by Clint) Lalo Schifrin returns to to deliver an often sinister score!! In fact the quirky score over the opening credits seems totally out of place for me. For the first time since 1980, Clint had a movie amongst the top 10 grossers of the year, as Sudden Impact grossing $67 million at the domestic box office to end 1983 the 7th highest grossing movie of the year. It was Clint's highest grossing movie behind the two Philo Beddo movies, and continued the trend of each Dirty Harry grossing more than the last.

The Dirty Harry series will always have a special place in my heart – just because it's so darned cool. Clint Eastwood lives and breathes the role of the unorthodox cop, and by the time of this third sequel – the fourth and penultimate movie in the long-running franchise – he shows no signs of flagging or losing enthusiasm for his subject matter, directing as well as starring as the tough cop.This has got to be the most entertaining Dirty Harry since the first movie. The series makes a fine segue from late '70s grittiness to early '80s flashiness, retaining the same hard edge that made the early films so successful. Here, Harry is once again arguing with his superiors, who this time send him on an enforced holiday to a little town where he begins to track down a serial killer. Along with that, the usual hoodlums and gangsters are gunning for our hero, leading to a literally action-packed movie in which we watch Harry chase a thug through the streets in an old people's bus (a highlight), have shoot-outs with his trusty sidepiece, and even deliver another famous line – this time, it's the "make my day" one.The main thrust of the story is about Eastwood's one time partner, Sondra Locke, as we follow her delivering her own brand of justice against a gang of men who once gang-raped her and her sister. It's a violent chronicle, exposing the psychology of such a crime, and it works, providing a fitting parallel to Harry's own character. The cast are at the top of their game here, with nobody putting a foot wrong, from the icy, slightly alien Locke, to Paul Drake as a truly loathsome baddie. There are also a ton of great character actors filling out supporting roles, like Bradford Dillman, Pat Hingle, and in particular Albert Popwell, who is fine as Harry's partner. Add in some great laughs in the form of a bad-mannered dog and you have a great film that just gets better as time goes by.

This is the third sequel to Dirty Harry, where Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) has been sent to small town outside San Francisco to investigate crimes committed by a serial killer, who is gunning down the scumbags that sexually assaulted her and her sister years ago.As with the previous films, the mystery begins immediately when a mysterious woman guns down a man in his car in a secluded area. It then leads to a string of crimes where Callahan is lead to investigate. And, in the middle of it all, there again are these random unrelated crimes foiled by Callahan, which showcases his strength and witty, acidic attitude and kept the film exciting; among my favorites is the coffee shop scene, where I think Callahan displays some of his funniest yet most action-packed gun totting moves. His unorthodox ways of dealing these criminals continue to be the highlight of the series.The plot elements are suspenseful and Clint Eastwood as director kept the movie's pace interesting and attention grabbing. I like the fact that the movie has more action and thrill-oriented scenes than the previous film and as more satisfying moments - you get to see more of these criminals get a taste of their own medicine. Bradford Dillman plays Callahan's superior again, but for some reason his name is Captain Briggs instead of Captain McKay as in the previous film. Either way, he's the same annoying and arrogant lieutenant who throws the rulebook at Callahan once again. But, thankfully, he's not in the film much at all.Clint Eastwood stayed true to his form as Callahan and had some good chemistry with Sandra Locke - great acting all together. Overall, this is one of the best Dirty Marry movies.Grade A