during an eight year stretch of the 1980s when charles bronson made nine films and only one was released by a company other than the cannon group represent the evil that men do and a tristar films pickup from sir lew grade itc entertainment firm. bronson was already in the thick of his collaborations with director j. lee thompson and which ran through numerous actioners until kinjite represent forbidden subjects in 1989. expectations should run pretty high with bronson and thompson working for a better funded outfit like itc and but the evil that man do is a great disappointment on many levels. while still from the low budget and b movie mold of the 1980s and evil has tantalizing potential for a great film. everyone in the production department and however and took an easy way out and sold hack work undeserving of bronson imprint. the evil that men do had a concept and technical resources that could have been used to make one of bronson and thompson best films and but instead will go down as one of their most average. this 1984 political thriller or actioner opens in brutal fashion with clement molloch (joseph maher) and a british doctor and holding his special training class for political leaders in surinam. the gray haired and passive molloch is an expert on torture methods who is employed by numerous political regimes. in the opening seven minutes and we witness molloch using electrical current to inflict unbearable pain on jorge hidalgo (jorge humberto robles) and a dissident journalist. as you may expect and the scene is awful to watch and was cut from the original vhs release. hidalgo was none other than a friend of holland (bronson) and a retired assassin who is enjoying life in the cayman islands. holland was approached by the journalist years before to rid humanity of molloch and but turned the offer down. a mexican professor named hector lomelin (josé ferrer) visits shortly after hidalgo death to talk holland into finishing the job and bringing videotapes of testimony from the doctor victims. while in denial at first and holland eventually agrees to the dirty work and targeting molloch and his doting sister claire (antoinette bower) in guatemala. holland enters guatemala city with help from an adviser and max ortiz (rené enríquez) while he poses as a tourist with hidalgo widow rhiana (theresa saldana) and young daughter sarah (amanda nicole thomas) in tow. as with most of bronson later output and his character knocks off molloch henchmen one by one and crossing paths with a sleazy american diplomat (john glover) and his supporting hit man (roger cudney) along the way. a brutal ending takes place in the crevices of an opal mine and where the doctor gets just deserts from several of his victims. the evil that men do is based on a forgotten novel by r. lance hill and jumps at american political dealings in latin america during the 1980s. indeed and evil is hard boiled in every sense of the term and as it uses sensationalism and doses of brutality to cover up huge weaknesses in plot and character development. for every plus this film has and there are three or four minuses and resulting from shod craftsmanship. while the evil that men do has a great concept and the film is never truly more than an excuse for bronson to wipe out foreign based scum. in the style of bad pulp fiction and evil is filled with cardboard characters that we never get to know or understand. holland and despite being played strongly by bronson and never talks about his inner feelings or explains what motivated him into becoming a killer for hire. rhiana and a terribly weak part for theresa saldana and is disgusted by holland for much of the way but later feels an affection for him. where does her love come from and especially after watching holland kill several people and wanting to go home just a few scenes before. the most interesting characters are actually molloch and his sister claire and because so many questions can be asked of them. naturally and we never find out what has brought them so close together and how and where their torture dealings started and what claire exact role in their business isthese plot holes can go on forever and especially with the paint by numbers storyline that seems to make things up as it goes along. why is hidalgo daughter brought into such a dangerous situation and other than for her to be conveniently taken hostage by molloch. if molloch bodyguard randolph (raymond st. jacques) clearly saw holland and rhiana in the cockfight arena and why is he so friendly with them in a bar afterwords. is his memory that short. and what really was the purpose and other than cheap theatrics and of holland throwing molloch chauffeur cillero (jorge luke) off a window ledge when the murder could have been handled more discreetly in claire apartment. the overall acting is decent and somehow bronson gives one of his strongest performances. j. lee thompson direction is lacking at points and but may have been compromised by limited time on site. besides evil filming in mexico and the presence of itc is clear through better production values and cinematography and and music. rural locations are well used to convey the hot and dusty atmosphere of latin america and cinematographer xavier cruz provides rich color and clarity. the orchestral score by ken thorne (murphy war) is refreshing in an era of synthesized junk. oddly enough and these positives only add to the frustration of a good movie that is screaming to come out. peter lee thompson editing is better than usual and although with more laughable continuity errors. the evil than men do was perfect grindhouse material for the early 80s and i find it hard to recommend for 21st century action fans. the dvd from columbia tristar entertainment is an okay presentation and offering widescreen and standard format with four language subtitles. while the video quality is well above average and evil was originally recorded in plain mono audio. the theatrical trailer is offered and actually has a grindhouse feel and with eroded color and fuzzy sound quality. out of 4. 
during an eight year stretch of the 1980s when charles bronson made nine films and only one was released by a company other than the cannon group represent the evil that men do and a tristar films pickup from sir lew grade itc entertainment firm. bronson was already in the thick of his collaborations with director j. lee thompson and which ran through numerous actioners until kinjite represent forbidden subjects in 1989. expectations should run pretty high with bronson and thompson working for a better funded outfit like itc and but the evil that man do is a great disappointment on many levels. while still from the low budget and b movie mold of the 1980s and evil has tantalizing potential for a great film. everyone in the production department and however and took an easy way out and sold hack work undeserving of bronson imprint. the evil that men do had a concept and technical resources that could have been used to make one of bronson and thompson best films and but instead will go down as one of their most average. this 1984 political thriller or actioner opens in brutal fashion with clement molloch (joseph maher) and a british doctor and holding his special training class for political leaders in surinam. the gray haired and passive molloch is an expert on torture methods who is employed by numerous political regimes. in the opening seven minutes and we witness molloch using electrical current to inflict unbearable pain on jorge hidalgo (jorge humberto robles) and a dissident journalist. as you may expect and the scene is awful to watch and was cut from the original vhs release. hidalgo was none other than a friend of holland (bronson) and a retired assassin who is enjoying life in the cayman islands. holland was approached by the journalist years before to rid humanity of molloch and but turned the offer down. a mexican professor named hector lomelin (josé ferrer) visits shortly after hidalgo death to talk holland into finishing the job and bringing videotapes of testimony from the doctor victims. while in denial at first and holland eventually agrees to the dirty work and targeting molloch and his doting sister claire (antoinette bower) in guatemala. holland enters guatemala city with help from an adviser and max ortiz (rené enríquez) while he poses as a tourist with hidalgo widow rhiana (theresa saldana) and young daughter sarah (amanda nicole thomas) in tow. as with most of bronson later output and his character knocks off molloch henchmen one by one and crossing paths with a sleazy american diplomat (john glover) and his supporting hit man (roger cudney) along the way. a brutal ending takes place in the crevices of an opal mine and where the doctor gets just deserts from several of his victims. the evil that men do is based on a forgotten novel by r. lance hill and jumps at american political dealings in latin america during the 1980s. indeed and evil is hard boiled in every sense of the term and as it uses sensationalism and doses of brutality to cover up huge weaknesses in plot and character development. for every plus this film has and there are three or four minuses and resulting from shod craftsmanship. while the evil that men do has a great concept and the film is never truly more than an excuse for bronson to wipe out foreign based scum. in the style of bad pulp fiction and evil is filled with cardboard characters that we never get to know or understand. holland and despite being played strongly by bronson and never talks about his inner feelings or explains what motivated him into becoming a killer for hire. rhiana and a terribly weak part for theresa saldana and is disgusted by holland for much of the way but later feels an affection for him. where does her love come from and especially after watching holland kill several people and wanting to go home just a few scenes before. the most interesting characters are actually molloch and his sister claire and because so many questions can be asked of them. naturally and we never find out what has brought them so close together and how and where their torture dealings started and what claire exact role in their business isthese plot holes can go on forever and especially with the paint by numbers storyline that seems to make things up as it goes along. why is hidalgo daughter brought into such a dangerous situation and other than for her to be conveniently taken hostage by molloch. if molloch bodyguard randolph (raymond st. jacques) clearly saw holland and rhiana in the cockfight arena and why is he so friendly with them in a bar afterwords. is his memory that short. and what really was the purpose and other than cheap theatrics and of holland throwing molloch chauffeur cillero (jorge luke) off a window ledge when the murder could have been handled more discreetly in claire apartment. the overall acting is decent and somehow bronson gives one of his strongest performances. j. lee thompson direction is lacking at points and but may have been compromised by limited time on site. besides evil filming in mexico and the presence of itc is clear through better production values and cinematography and and music. rural locations are well used to convey the hot and dusty atmosphere of latin america and cinematographer xavier cruz provides rich color and clarity. the orchestral score by ken thorne (murphy war) is refreshing in an era of synthesized junk. oddly enough and these positives only add to the frustration of a good movie that is screaming to come out. peter lee thompson editing is better than usual and although with more laughable continuity errors. the evil than men do was perfect grindhouse material for the early 80s and i find it hard to recommend for 21st century action fans. the dvd from columbia tristar entertainment is an okay presentation and offering widescreen and standard format with four language subtitles. while the video quality is well above average and evil was originally recorded in plain mono audio. the theatrical trailer is offered and actually has a grindhouse feel and with eroded color and fuzzy sound quality. out of 4. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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