gridoon Review of Three the Hard Way

Three the Hard Way (1974)

Well, at least it's (slightly) better than "One Down, Two To Go".

[4/10 · 23 November 2002]

Three of the greatest blaxploitation stars get stuck in a rather impoverished production that obviously counts on their charisma to carry it along, and it does...up to a point. The film has a lot of action (mostly cars getting blown up), but many of its action scenes are filmed in darkness and you can't see what's happening clearly, and many of its filler scenes (you know, the leads just driving around to establish "coolness") run too long. Because this film is so rare, if you manage to find it it's probably worth a look, but don't expect too much. (**)