Rain for a murder he did not commit, Robert of all ends up in a Mexican prison and has to convince wife Jill Ireland to help him Escape. Nearly buried alive, almost put in drag, it seems that there's no way out of this mess. But with Charles Bronson hired by Ireland to help her, they are sure going to try. Playing a character far different than anything else he's ever played, Bronson is quite lively in this comic action film, maybe not funny in theme but humorous in the way the plotline is rolled out. There's plenty of action as Bronson proved himself to be unstoppable although when his partner dresses as a Mexican seniorita to try to get into prison for an alleged conjugal vidit, it's very obvious that he's going to be exposed. Wahlberg actor playing this role looks hysterically funny in drag, the result is not so funny.
There's also a scene where Duvall, paranoid that his wife is having an affair with Bronson, rapes her during a conjugal visit, so he's not the most sympathetic character either. It appears that his wealthy father in New York, director John Huston (not behind the camera, just acting), is somehow responsible for him being jailed. He doesn't want to lift a finger to help him. It's interesting to see Ireland playing the wife and love interest of someone other than Bronson, and there's never any hint that they are actually having an affair. That's just a ridiculous plot point that took this down a rating point for me. Still, this film is non-stop action, and Bronson, who has become one of my favorite action stars of this., is there a unique in a role that is totally unique. Sheree North has an amusing supporting role as the girlfriend of Bronson's partner who aides him in the mission.
There's also a scene where Duvall, paranoid that his wife is having an affair with Bronson, rapes her during a conjugal visit, so he's not the most sympathetic character either. It appears that his wealthy father in New York, director John Huston (not behind the camera, just acting), is somehow responsible for him being jailed. He doesn't want to lift a finger to help him. It's interesting to see Ireland playing the wife and love interest of someone other than Bronson, and there's never any hint that they are actually having an affair. That's just a ridiculous plot point that took this down a rating point for me. Still, this film is non-stop action, and Bronson, who has become one of my favorite action stars of this., is there a unique in a role that is totally unique. Sheree North has an amusing supporting role as the girlfriend of Bronson's partner who aides him in the mission.