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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatThis is a good move because while I and many others believe in civil liberties, no one likes a cop who goes by the book. Besides, Harry seems to have realized that if you kill the criminals then you never have to bother with prosecuting them. It’s only when people live that Harry gets hassled.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe Enforcer is the best of the Dirty Harry movies at striking a balance between the action and the humor. Sometimes in the previous films we felt uneasy laughing in between the bloodshed, but this time the movie's more thoughtfully constructed and paced.
- 60EmpireWilliam ThomasEmpireWilliam ThomasSame old sequel squanderings.
- The action is reasonably fast and competently photographed. The picture doesn't exactly drag. But it is maggoty with non‐ideas.
- 50The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelDirected by James Fargo, this third in the series doesn't have the savvy to be as sadistic as its predecessors; it's just limp.
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineImprobable as are all the Dirty Harry films, The Enforcer is crammed with action and spilling over with violence. The photography is fine, but the gore is as repugnant as Daly's overacting.