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Sudden Impact (1983)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:18

Rotten:13

Average Rating:5.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Clint Eastwood is Detective Harry Callahan in SUDDEN IMPACT, the third sequel to DIRTY HARRY. This is probably the most violent film of the series. Here the brutal but effective Callahan is looking... Clint Eastwood is Detective Harry Callahan in SUDDEN IMPACT, the third sequel to DIRTY HARRY. This is probably the most violent film of the series. Here the brutal but effective Callahan is looking for a killer who shoots her male victims in the genitals. Jennifer Spencer (Sondra Locke) is tracking down the people responsible for raping her and her sister 10 years earlier, killing them one by one. Callahan is on the case, but will he stop her from meting out her own brand of justice, which is uncomfortably close to his own? Eastwood himself produced and directed this action-packed film in which Harry dodges so many different foes, the violence almost becomes cartoonish. The film is directed like a full-frontal assault, with Eastwood projecting his trademark toughness. The filmmakers also created a main villain so repellent that no comeuppance seems punishment enough. [More]

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Albert Popwell

Director: Clint Eastwood

Director: Clint Eastwood

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Freudian’s could have a field day examining the obsession that Harry has with the size of his weaponry in this flaccid police thriller

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
12/06/01
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Harry starts to parody himself with this one.

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12/08/05
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

To all those cowboy movies we saw in our youth, all those TV Westerns and cop dramas and war movies, Dirty Harry has brought a great simplification: A big man, a big gun, a bad guy and instant justice.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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02/12/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

The film lags whenever Eastwood isn't on screen, but even his dryly humorous patter can't offset the very sour, mean tone of the rest of the film.

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06/18/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Eastwood’s new catch word is 'Swell,' the body count is higher than ever, he’s honed his snarl to perfection, and the ending is straight out of High Noon.

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11/20/01
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

The worst of the Dirty Harry films, made even more excruciating by Sondra Locke's presence. Fans of the series will find several worthwhile moments, however.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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06/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Not as strong as the first three Dirty Harry movies, but this fourth one has enough classic Harry Callahan moments to make it a worthy addition to the series.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Boy did Ronald Reagan love this movie!

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Brad Laidman
Brad Laidman
Film Threat

The fourth installment in the Dirty Harry series (7 years after the third) has the unlikely tale of Eastwood's Callahan after a murderous woman bend on revenge against the men who raped her and her sister 10 years earlier.

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01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The beauty of the Dirty Harry movies isn't all the famous lines but is Clint Eastwood's wonderfully dry and threatening delivery of them.

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12/13/01
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

Worth watching, just for THEE line.

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11/04/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

not one of Dirty Harry's better days

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07/29/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Dirty Harry draws again. Vintage Clint.

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10/30/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

Probably Sondra Locke's best performance.

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09/22/02
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

No review available.

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Same bag of tricks, but fans will like a look all the same

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole
 
 
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