Don't be expecting anything beyond a well-done, and rather straight-forward blaxploitation which ticks all the boxes of its genre, but going about its business in a methodical manner. Well, the stinging violence, when it erupts, had a short-fuse and was always felt (Especially the scrappy Brown v Glover beat down). But a good amount of time is about the set-up, and therefore you get a good hour of bombastic music cues, hangout moments, or shakedown meetings. So it does take some time (and extra motivation) before the effortlessly cool Jim Brown goes to work. The relax facade becomes raging aggression, especially one scene which incorporated ten pin bowling and a drug dealing snitch. But the real big dogs are Martin Landau's calculative mafia boss and Bruce Glover's eccentric right hand man. Very good, and memorable performances. Likewise Brenda Sykes, even though her role was small.
Review of Black Gunn
