Dear Harvey Keitel,
in the 80s, your contemporaries like Pacino and De Niro were beginning to sell out. But not you. You just kept motoring on like a menace. Order of Death has another intense performance by you as a corrupt police detective. You made this film, Harvey. Despite some tepid and uninspired direction by Robert Faenza, you made this film so watchable. Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols turned in a decent performance. The film is a rather confusing drama about the nature of policemen and their impact on society. I wished Faenza and the writers used a more straightforward method to convey their message. Despite some powerful moments, the film is a confused mess. The one scene where we are shown what your character thinks (society cannot be taken over by the weak) was way too short. Morricone's score was tense, pounding and powerful. One of the musical cues in this score was used more than ten years ago by Morricone for Uomo de Rispettare. The score was used to great effect in the title sequence in which all the characters are introduced. But with all its drawbacks, I am glad I watched this film. The cast and the score made it worth my time.
Best Regards, Pimpin.
(7/10)
in the 80s, your contemporaries like Pacino and De Niro were beginning to sell out. But not you. You just kept motoring on like a menace. Order of Death has another intense performance by you as a corrupt police detective. You made this film, Harvey. Despite some tepid and uninspired direction by Robert Faenza, you made this film so watchable. Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols turned in a decent performance. The film is a rather confusing drama about the nature of policemen and their impact on society. I wished Faenza and the writers used a more straightforward method to convey their message. Despite some powerful moments, the film is a confused mess. The one scene where we are shown what your character thinks (society cannot be taken over by the weak) was way too short. Morricone's score was tense, pounding and powerful. One of the musical cues in this score was used more than ten years ago by Morricone for Uomo de Rispettare. The score was used to great effect in the title sequence in which all the characters are introduced. But with all its drawbacks, I am glad I watched this film. The cast and the score made it worth my time.
Best Regards, Pimpin.
(7/10)