Whereas with the first two Dirty Harry pictures one could argue that there are important political subtexts bandied about, this one is just pure Hollywood trash. But very enjoyable Hollywood trash, especially the Tyne Daley as Harry’s partner subplot. (A woman partner? Whaaaaaaaat?) I only ended the film an hour ago and I’ve already forgotten what the bad guys were doing (some kinda Symbionese parody) but I cannot deny that the 98 or so minutes spent watching this was very entertaining.
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Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
He is the host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and challenges you to a game of backgammon.
