Rent The Evil That Men Do (1984)
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- Synopsis:
- Screen bruiser and Hollywood legend Charles Bronson (Death Wish) wages bloody vengeance in the action-packed thriller 'The Evil That Men Do'. Bronson plays retired professional hit-man Holland, who's tempted out of retirement by Hector Lomelin (Jose Ferrer) for one last job. The 'hit' is Doctor Moloch, a "special advisor" to some of the world's most repressive political regimes. Targeting Moloch's henchmen in a bid to lure him out of his tightly-secured villa, Holland shows no mercy, relentlessly hunting down and eliminating his minions. But Moloch has friends in high places...
- Actors:
- Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher, José Ferrer, René Enríquez, John Glover, Raymond St. Jacques, Antoinette Bower, Enrique Lucero, Jorge Luke, Mischa Hausserman, Roger Cudney, Constanza Hool, Joe Seneca, Jorge Zepeda, Conrad Hool, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Angélica Aragón, Rodrigo Puebla, Amanda Nicole Thomas
- Directors:
- J. Lee Thompson
- Producers:
- Pancho Kohner
- Writers:
- R. Lance Hill, John Crowther, Fred A. Wyler
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Masters of Cinema, Top Films
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Reviews (1) of The Evil That Men Do
Entertaining Action Thriller - The Evil That Men Do review by GI
A fairly standard violent action thriller starring Charles Bronson and directed by veteran J. Lee Thompson. It's a cut above many of the films Bronson was churning out in the late 70s and early 80s mostly for Cannon films although he made this for a different production company. Perhaps that's why it's more than just violence for violence sake and has a decent story although there are plot holes you can drive a bus through!. Bronson is Holland, a former professional assassin now living a peaceful life, who is coaxed out of retirement after his friend is tortured and killed by the notorious 'El Doctor' (Joseph Maher), a man who is employed by repressive South American regimes to torture dissidents. With his target heavily guarded Holland goes for his employees and his sister in order to lure his man into the open. Bronson gets to be his usual cold, ruthless character despatching the bad guys in various ways. The setting in South America gives the film partly a western vibe and whilst the ending is apt it's also a little disappointing. But this is one of the best films Bronson made at the tail end of his career and its worth seeking out if you've not seen it. José Ferrer and Theresa Saldana support.