- Actors: Charles Bronson, Jose Ferrer, Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher, Rene Enriquez
- Directors: J. Lee Thompson
- Format: PAL, Colour, Full Screen
- Language English
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Spectrum
- VHS Release Date: 28 Feb 2000
- Run Time: 84 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004I9MH
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 13,713 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Product Description
A professional killer (Charles Bronson -The Magnificent Seven; Chato's Land; Death Wish) comes out ot retirement to investigate and avenge the brutal murder of an old friend.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Although by this time (1984), Bronson was stuck in the revenge/vigilante genre (and to be honest they were his best movies after all), obviously someone had mercy on him and offered him the lead role in "The Evil that Men do". Although still relying heavily on the revenge theme, this is far more than an average vigilante movie.
THE STORY:
Dr. Clement Molloch (brilliantly played by the Irish actor Joseph Maher) "works" for certain South American republics "obtaining" information from people - through torturing them to death - who they deem threatening to the government. One of these is George Hidalgo, a journalist who wrote articles about Molloch. After his death Holland, a retired hitman is hired to kill Molloch. He reluctantly agrees since he and Hidalgo were friends. Disguised as a tourist family with Hildalgo's wife and kid he travels south to assassinate Molloch, who now is hiding. To bring him out, Bronson abducts his sister for ransom.
Very suspenseful - although extremely violent - from beginning to end it fully deserves a five star rating and can be recommended not only to Bronson fans.
THE STORY:
Dr. Clement Molloch (brilliantly played by the Irish actor Joseph Maher) "works" for certain South American republics "obtaining" information from people - through torturing them to death - who they deem threatening to the government. One of these is George Hidalgo, a journalist who wrote articles about Molloch. After his death Holland, a retired hitman is hired to kill Molloch. He reluctantly agrees since he and Hidalgo were friends. Disguised as a tourist family with Hildalgo's wife and kid he travels south to assassinate Molloch, who now is hiding. To bring him out, Bronson abducts his sister for ransom.
Very suspenseful - although extremely violent - from beginning to end it fully deserves a five star rating and can be recommended not only to Bronson fans.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Charles Bronson is one of my favourite all time action movie stars and while most of his films are quite violent, if you don't get offended by that kind of thing then you will probably really enjoy them and by the end you will almost cheering when the bad guy gets what he deserves. 'The Evil That Men Do' is no different and will entertain you from start to finish.
Charles Bronson plays Holland Smith a retired hitman who lives it up in a big house with a personal beach on the Cayman Islands. This peaceful existance is destroyed however when his brother, George is tortured and killed by a sadistic expert in torture known as 'the doctor', and Holland can't rest until the death of his brother is avenged.
Bronson is absolutely perfect for the role that he plays, like so many of his films before, and there is somthing about him that always makes the audience cheer for him. Joseph Maher plays the nasty doctor Clement Molloch who comes to an apropriate end in the film, for the many awful things that he has done to innocent people over the years. And Theresa Saldana plays the beautiful Nancy, who was married to George, Hollands brother, and comes along for the ride so that she can see the revenge for herself.
Overall, 'The Evil That Men Do' is a quite a violent but never the less an entertaining film that is a must see for any fans of Charles Bronson or if you just want a good action movie. Unfortunately no extras on the DVD, but the film itself is good enough for now.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Bronson is at his brilliant best in this, slightly offbeat, revenge thriller playing a retired hitman (no surprises there)who agrees to perform his magic one last time.
This film is full of high octane moments, such as the car chases, the shootout at the cantina, the abduction of Moluc`s sister and the ingenious barroom sequence where he kills a man several sizes larger with one hand - incredible!
There is also a fantasic ending in a dusty copper mine with a cast of thousands.
If you like the action hero, blood and guts type of genre then this is the film for you - well woth the money.
This film is full of high octane moments, such as the car chases, the shootout at the cantina, the abduction of Moluc`s sister and the ingenious barroom sequence where he kills a man several sizes larger with one hand - incredible!
There is also a fantasic ending in a dusty copper mine with a cast of thousands.
If you like the action hero, blood and guts type of genre then this is the film for you - well woth the money.
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