Mr Majestyk
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Movie Reviews of Mr Majestyk
Movie Review: Bronson gets payback for the great watermelon slaughter
Summary: 3 Stars
Charles Bronson plays Vince Majestyk, a melon farmer who simply wants to pick his crop and live in peace. A tough and somewhat cynical man, he was a soldier, did time in prison, and went through a rough divorce. He and his immigrant workers are hassled by a small time crook. A scuffle with the crook lands him in jail where he encounters a hit man for the mafia (Frank Renda - played perfectly by a chubby Al Lettieri - `The Turk' Sollozo from The Godfather). Renda and Majestyk don't seem to hit it off, and the rest of the film's action centers around Renda and his gang of thugs efforts to kill Majestyk. In typical Bronson fashion, Majestyk tries to just live his life in peace, but when Renda won't let him, Bronson is going to show him who is boss. This is standard Bronson fare: innocent man wronged kicks some serious butt. The great melon slaughter is probably the most famous scene of this movie (a big pile of watermelons gets shot up by Lettieri's thugs with submachineguns - worth the price of admission on its own!). Definitely has the feel of a 70s B grade action/adventure story. Check out the newspaper article next to the phone about the gasoline crisis - definitely dates the film! Not uniquely outstanding and well short of Bronson's best (like Breakheart Pass or Chato's Land), but if you can ignore the plot holes big enough to drive several trucks through, this is a fairly entertaining film.Movie Review: "All I want is to get my melons in."
Summary: 3 Stars
I was able to catch this on Comcast ON DEMAND a couple weeks ago. Never heard of it before, probably will never watch it again (and certainly will not purchase it), but nor was it a waste of 103 minutes either.
Bronson truly had quiet power. Not sure about Lee Purcell's character here (Wiley); I guess she was just around as eye candy. 5 stars for Paul Koslo, who could play the slimy creep in his sleep, not too dissimilar from the other role I know him from, 1971's Vanishing Point. Al Lettieri was fun to watch, too, although it took me a while to peg him as Sollozzo (the "Turk") from The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration. He's heavier here, plus the 'stache.
Directed by Richard Fleischer, of Soylent Green fame. Score by Charles Bernstein.
While both plot holes and plot devices abound, this film should be good for one solid viewing. And there is a fantastic car (actually, truck) chase that Ford should have used in their commercials!
Movie Review: The Watermelon Man
Summary: 3 Stars
"Mr. Majestyk" is a classic of sorts in that it's the only film in history (of which I'm aware) to portray a watermelon farmer as the hero. Watermelons suffer the most during the violent moments in this Elmore Leonard penned film when bad guy Al Lettieri's thugs blast Charles Bronson's crop with machine gun fire, but Bronson gets his revenge in a memorable finale.
I found it a little hard to believe that mob hitman Lettieri would be so determined to avenge himself against Bronson rather than flee to safety when he had the chance, but otherwise this is a pretty good '70s action pic, one that gives the usually stoic star more dialogue than usual. He even gets a rare chance to display a sense of humor in several scenes. It's also nice to see the beautiful Linda Cristal, best known for TV's "The High Chaparral," as Bronson's love interest.
Brian W. Fairbanks
Movie Review: bronson kicks ass with a shotgun
Summary: 3 Stars
I loved this movie when it came out and have seen it a few times on TV. Can't wait to see it again on DVD with all the violence.
This movie and the Getaway with Steve McQueen were must see Movies in the 70's. You can add Dirty Harry and Magnum Force too.
Bronson is so cool. He could make you freeze just by looking at you. He wastes some dudes with a shotgun that was way cool in the 70's and still good now. Violence back then was better, more dramatic, more shocking, more cool than the current overkill fake stuff that they make now. It was more real back then.
Movie Review: Bronson uses his melon
Summary: 3 Stars
Mr. Majestyk (Charles Bronson) is a melon farmer hell-bent on getting his crop in and woe to any who stand in his way. His job is not made any easier when he runs afoul of a local punk (Paul Koslo) and a mafia hit man (Al Lettieri). Given the subject matter, this is obviously not a film that takes itself too seriously. It's a fast-paced flick with a screenplay by novelist Elmore Leonard and some very effective action scenes. A good example of the "man alone" low-budget action flicks that were made in the 70s.