Wonderful Movie

Overrated

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Mr. MajestykYou should never anger a farmer because they exact revenge very early in the morning.Unfortunately, the hit-man in this action movie went and done it anyway.All ex-Army Ranger turned watermelon farmer Vince Majestyk (Charles Bronson) wants to do is bring in his harvest. A local hood, however, wants Majestyk to employ his lazy workers over Mexican migrants to perform this task. Their disagreement lands Majestyk in lockup where he gets entangled with a button-man (Al Lettieri) plotting a prison break. The melon farmer hopes to leverage this info towards saving his crop. But doing so makes him a marked man.A role tailored made for Bronson's brand of cool bravado, this skillfully directed adaptation of crime novelist Elmore Leonard's book has a real sense of grit and realism to it that most angry veteran movies lack.Moreover, melon farming sounds way more titillating than it actually is. Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

Charles Bronson plays watermelon farmer/landowner(and Vietnam veteran) Vince Majestyk, who runs into trouble with organized crime when they threaten his workers, then scare them off, threatening to put Majestyk out of business, which of course he won't take lying down, leading to an escalating one man war that leads to an exciting finale.Charles Bronson is again effective as a wronged man out for revenge, and story is interesting, with good direction by Richard Fleisher, who keeps the film moving at a brisk pace. Certainly an offbeat film(Bronson as watermelon farmer may sound humorous), but it definitely is not played that way!

As noted this is Bronson's sole Elmore Leonard title. Too bad, as Bronson is perfectly cast as the toughest farmer since Van Heflin or Alan Ladd. The cap on his head is a nice touch. Majestyk is pitted against an organized crime hit man presumably at the rank of The Mechanic and played by the quirky Al Lettieri. Al had already completed The Godfather and The Getaway. The latter role of Rudy was fine preparation for this one. In the battle of the tough guy killers, Bronson is by far the best. He physically bests Renda in every one on one battle. He also out maneuvers him every time. Renda needs a gang of support to deal with this Viet Nam ranger and ex-con.This role was the perfect prep for Bronson as he moves from Colorado into Death Wish territory.

This is the first Charles Bronson movie I have seen, and I expected way worse. Like most action Heroes Charles Bronson is a bit too "cool". I didn't like the main-character of this movie much. Pretty much all other characters in this movie are great though. Especially the gangster are great, convincing and unusual characters. The story isn't that bad either. The first half of the story was something totally new to me. The second half of the story though is totally predictable. But because of the good action the movie stays entertaining the whole way. Also worth mentioning is the great atmosphere and music. This movie is above average action flicks and worth to watch.