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CLINT EASTWOOD is the INIMITABLE DIRTY HARRY
DIRTY HARRY has stood the test of time and remains a classic film based on the mores of a modern society tempered with logical judgment of how to dispense justice to those unlawful individuals in that society. This seemed to be director Don Siegel's view and was latter propagated in subsequent Dirty Harry films by Eastwood. Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry is the personification of that tool of logical judgment much to the distain of his superiors and to the legal system he works within. This film remains the benchmark for the philosophical and social views of this character and his times and certainly requires repeated viewing as the proliferation of undesirable elements in our society continues on an exponential rise. Eastwood's Harry is a multi-dimensional thinking man's blunt tool who can only get the job done alone and on his terms. Andrew Robinson as the Scorpio Killer is the personification of everything that has gone wrong with society and is a product of society's failure to deal with him rationally. John Vernon as the Mayor seem so to be just another elected politician out of touch with society and his constituents yet he somehow inherently recognizes and approves Harry's methods when he says "He's got a point" in a scene in the mayor's office. I particularly like Reni Santoni as the rookie detective and Harry Guardino as Eastwood's boss. Santoni is good cop but recognizes what is out there on the streets and knows the job is never going to get done by conventional methods and so he must decide his own future on the force. Guardino knows the score but continually tries to walk a thin line buffering Harry by letting him get the job done and keeping the bureaucrats off his back. In all, this is a good film with good performances and blatantly makes its point of view be it right or wrong.<
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