Brannigan

Better than average cop movie that compares favorably with "Dirty Harry" and "Sharky's Machine." Beautiful color DVD transfer in 2.35 : 1. Beautiful photography of locations in London. Jazzy score typical of the '70s. Action fans, crime fans, and John Wayne fans will not be disappointed.

Modern style Wayne in this action police movie with a little comedy here and there tailored to all police action genre fans.Not as good as MacQ but still fairly entertaining.This movie is dragged down by a very bad ending wrap up last few scenes though which is too bad because everything was above average up untill those last 10 minutes or so.Wayne still has a lot of spunk for his age here.What a guy.......

BRANNIGAN is an engaging fish-out-of-water cop thriller clearly modelled on DIRTY HARRY. A larger-than-life John Wayne plays the jaded American cop sent to London to bring down a crime lord, and an ensemble cast of familiar faces from the era either help or hinder him along the way. I thought this was a great little thriller, with plenty of action and suspense along the way, including shootings, assassination attempts, and even a car chase for good measure. It was directed by Douglas Hickox, of THEATRE OF BLOOD fame, and has a similarly gritty look. Judy Geeson plays Wayne's partner while the likes of John Vernon and Mel Ferrer are the bads. Watch out for Tony Robinson in a youthful comic cameo.