The Enforcer

The Enforcer

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Movie Review: Non-PC Harry
Summary: 5 Stars

This is not the best action Dirty Harry movie, nor is it the best for reasons that other reviewers have reiterated elsewhere.

As an entertainment piece it is watchable and even fun, but for me the best thing about the movie is the jibes at the whole politically correct movement.

From the outset at the liquor store, Callahan, although affecting the requires result, does so in a way which costs the city money and which is feared will undermine mayoral initiatives.

Reassigned to Personnel Harry shows up at a promotion board and immediately crosses swords with the mayor's representative who is to supervise proceedings to ensure that there is diversity. The scenario worsens when Officer Moore (Tyne Daly) enters the picture. Callahan is concerned that the job of Inspector is dangerous and politically correct decisions may result in loss of life.

The movie attacks other aspects of life where others fear to tread. The priest who supports revolutionary causes, believing that no-one ought to be killed comes to see the error of his ways, and the search for a key witness sees Harry in the brothel undercover (pardon the pun) discovering the delights of rubber dollies and a reality of the sex industry where punters paying for sex through the mail receive letters signed by elderly women some without teeth.

All told the movie really is a rather vicious attack on the values of our society in the face of a violent reality whether it be from organised crime or from so-called revolutionary groups. It also casts doubt on the so-called principles of such groups, basically viewing them as just another way to get money much like the group in 'Die Hard'.

From that point of view it is an extremely interesting movie and where else to portray such an attack? San Francisco, the capital city of liberal politics. On a final note, the movie really does not have much time for career politicians either, presenting the mayor as being concerned only with image, trying to succour the votes of minorities by playing to their sensibilities rather than coming up with real solutions to real problems and being more concerned with poll findings to determine his direction rather than having a strong character.

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