Dirty Harry

a movie to watch while eating good spaghetti

Whilst showing its age in several problematic areas, Dirty Harry is a seriously strong cop-thriller that I’m glad I finally got around to!

I had no idea there were like five Harry Callahan movies, I’m hoping they pop up on a service somewhere so I’m able to watch the rest. But I digress, THIS film is great, it plays like one of Eastwood’s westerns, just in a more modern setting - not a complaint. The cat and mouse element works perfectly here, and the scenarios that are generated feel authentic and exciting. There’s an unexpected high level of filmmaking in the way of set piece execution, to just some seriously staggering shots.

Clint is the quiet hard-man yet again, I’ve never known a character archetype fit a guy so well. The line delivery on some of these pieces of dialogue is pitch-perfect. Supporting cast also do a fine job, I often find with older films the supporters are a big bleh - wasn’t the case here.

That phone booth sequence DEFINITELY inspired Die Hard 3, I had no idea… I still have a LOT of Eastwood films to catch up on across the various eras of his career. The more I watch, the more excited I am to watch ‘em.

Amazing!

8.1/10😄