adonis98-743-186503 Dirty Harry must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. But this time, he's teamed with a rookie female partner that he's not too excited to be working with. Once again Clint Eastwood delivers an amazing and spectacular adventure as Dirty Harry in 'The Enforcer' a film that is just packed with action, shootings and just a hell lot of fun. Tyne Daly who played the rookie cop named Kate Moore also did a terrific job and she reminded me a bit of Olivia Williams from the 2014 Action, Thriller Sabotage. This is nowhere near as good as the 1st two installments but it's still a great film as well. (A+)

J Besser I loved it when I saw it in the theater when I was thirteen. It had action and a little bit of nudity. Everything anyone would want in a movie. However, now I think it stinks. Clint has made very few clunkers. His batting average is probably as good as the Duke himself, John Wayne. That said, "The Enforcer" is one a dud. It has a silly story and weak bad guys. It's like an R rated movies for kids.

slightlymad22 The Enforcer (1976)Plot In A Paragraph: Dirty Harry (Clint) must foil a terrorist organization with the hep of his new rookie female partner (Tyne Daly) With the commercial Success of Magnum Force, it was only a matter of time before we got a third Dirty Harry!! Despite showing a softer side, as he is seen to be grieving over partners deaths, Harry is still the bullheaded hard nosed detective we remember from Magnum Force and Dirty Harry. Tyne Daly does well in the first strong woman role in the franchise. Harry Guardino and John Mitchum return, Albert Popwell turns up playing a different character for a third time in the franchise. It's weird, for some reason I always thought Clint directed this one. James Fargo does a good job of directing duties, the action scenes are well done and it's one of Clint's tightest movies. This is a bit lighter than the other two movies, and runs considerably shorter too. Jerry Fielding replaces Lalo Shifrin in scoring the movie. Once again, as usual, Clint is clearly doing his own stunts, and I believe it's the first time a Clint character uses the F word!! The Enforcer went on to become Clint's biggest commercial hit at that point, grossing $46 million at the domestic box office to end 1976 the ninth highest grossing movie of the year.

joker-scar I have never enjoyed or held this film, THE ENFORCER, and any subsequent Dirty Harry film in high regard unlike the first two entries. They were always OK time wasters. I recently re-watched it and I must say it was better than I remember it being on previous viewings. It moved along at a fairly steady pace and the story was pretty good. BUT..... all the reasons that I didn't like the film in the past were still there. The problem, I realized this time, lay within myself. As a standalone film it is very good...but compared to the 1st two films, it is still lack-luster for many reasons. While James Fargo is a "competent" director, this film was his first and he only got the position as a reward for being a good assistant on previous Eastwood films, his direction is watered down and unremarkable. He makes "directing 101" mistakes like crossing the axis…etc. all through this film. While part of me likes the fact that Clint is loyal to his employees and hires from within, as a hard-core film fan I would have preferred if he assigned the director's position to the best candidate rather than due to nepotism. Fargo does not have (in this film) any real strong visual/aesthetic style. The film looks like any other generic film unlike the 1st two films which both have their own strong visual styles, mood and pace. But maybe half the blame can be lumped onto Charles Short shoulders, he was the DOP and could have used his presumed skills to raise the bar visually, which he did not accomplish. The script is good but could have been tighter with more twists and suspense. John Milius would have added a great deal "if" Eastwood would have paid for the writers skill (or better yet his direction) but Milius has stated himself that Eastwood is on the tight fisted side when it comes to hiring the best and was also quoted saying the stories don't have to be that good. WTF? YES…they do. Eastwood's acting is fairly consistent but there are a few moments where Don Siegel or Ted Post would have stepped in and asked for another more subtle take from the actor. Again this falls solely on Mr. Fargo's shoulders, as he has stated in his audio commentary, Clint was always open to any direction from him and let him have the final say. The main bad ass, Bobby Maxwell, a sociopath ex-Vietnam veteran is a very 2 dimensional character unlike the Scorpio killer portrayed with brilliance by Andy Robinson in the 1st film. Maybe the actor could have given a better performance with a better director at the helm. Again blame shifts to Mr. Fargo, in my opinion anyway. He cast and directed him. The music also falls short. I love Lalo Schifrin's previous scores for DIRTY HARRY, MAGNUM FORCE, ENTER THE DRAGON and COOL HAND Luke to name but a few classic scores but this one is far too light and jazzy in theme which is the way Mr. Fargo wanted the film to be, lighter in tone than the previous films. This is where I lose interest in the film. While I like the lightness and humour in the script with the banter between Harry and anyone who is opposed to him and his belief system, it seems to push the more important elements of the script/story, drama, suspense, action etc. which were so strong in DIRTY HARRY and MAGNUM FORCE to 2nd place. The humour in this film works very well but the action, suspense and drama are much weaker and fall short in strength leaving a less satisfying film experience as opposed to the previous two films in this series which are just simply better films in every aspect.