Sudden Impact (1983)

2 Ratings: 2.5

Action & Adventure movie directed by Clint Eastwood

The fourth Dirty Harry film is a complete embarrassment to memories of the stunning Don Siegel movie that started the franchise. Gratuitous and somehow sleazy, this cop flick finds Eastwood's Harry Callahan searching for a female serial killer (Sondra … see full wiki

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Cast: Clint Eastwood, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Paul Drake, Sondra Locke

Director: Clint Eastwood

Genre: Action, Adventure

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review by Robert1936. March 31, 2004

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Nearing the End of the Callahan Trail

This is the fourth of five "Dirty Harry" films in which Eastwood stars as a San Francisco police detective. By the time the last appeared (The Dead Pool, in 1988), Eastwood had aged and times had changed but Callahan's non-negotiable values and unorthodox methods had remained essentially the same. The title of this film really makes no sense: None of the actions has a sudden impact. On the contrary, directed by Eastwood, the plot gradually develops to the inevitable climax. After still another controversial … more

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review by TomBenton. June 09, 2003

Disappointing sequel, but watchable for one big reason

I recently watched DIRTY HARRY and it's a masterpiece. After having seen a list of all of the other Dirty Harry flicks I decided to go with what's probably the most famous sequel, SUDDEN IMPACT. "Nice job, meathead."SUDDEN IMPACT is a disappointing sequel to Don Siegel's legendary film. It puts "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Eastwood) chasing after a female rape victim whom he just happens to fall in love with while, at the same time, bumping into her continuosly and never guessing she's the woman who … more

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