... Magnum Force, was poorly made but did have some cheap nastiness; the third in the series, the new. The Enforcer, doesn't have the savvy to be sadistic. It's just limp.

| Jan 23, 2024

... A straightforward cop thriller, but also a historical snapshot of American manhood dealing with the rising wave of feminism.

| Sep 9, 2022

The spitball script [from a story by Gail Morgan Hickman and S.W. Schurr] lurches along, stopping periodically for the blood-lettings and assorted running and jumping and chasing stuff.

| Jun 26, 2008

Despite inferior contributions from most departments, Eastwood carries the picture, and Tyne Daly does well as the female cop against very stacked odds.

| Jan 26, 2006

Money, the big name of Clint Eastwood, a lot of gore and howling sirens and the urge to rail at various liberal notions are not enough to make even a passable movie out of "The Enforcer."

| May 9, 2005

The Enforcer is the best of the Dirty Harry movies at striking a balance between the action and the humor.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 23, 2004