Chuck Bronson stars as Jack Murphy, a cop who is the suspect of the murder of his ex-wife turned stripper, seems that Bronson is being framed by a lunatic female serial killer (Played rather well by Carrie Snodgress) and she is making his life a personal hell, however Bronson best known for his Death Wish antics, brings vigilante justice to dispatch her as soon as possible. For a little more fun (Mainly because the body count wasn't rising in the three digit column), Bronson also takes on mobsters. I'm a huge Charles Bronson fan, I loved Death Wish, Hard Times and The Mechanic, I also have a soft spot for the Death Wish sequels. Still when I saw this in theaters twenty years ago, it wounded me, I kept thinking, You're Charles Bronson, how could you even possibly consider doing something like this? The action sequences in particular are badly staged with Bronson doing little motion, also acting wise Bronson looks as if he wants to get the hell out of dodge and leave the set in a huff. However this all makes Murphy's Law a sub-par action flick, what makes it fall in the "Terrible" category is the dialog consists of some of the worst things ever written in a script. I believe this is the only movie where someone tries to stop a speeding car with a bag of groceries and actually succeeds.
* out of 4-(Bad)
* out of 4-(Bad)