"The greatest actor I ever worked with", said the great Sergio Leone. He worked quickly and efficiently. Acted so natural it didn't look like acting. Bronson is wonderful in this very fine movie, although some of the snide reviewers here don't seem to agree. Inexplicably rated at only 6.8 on this site. Ridiculous. Formulaic and predictable ? An opinion that beggars belief. Superb script by Elmore Leonard, a professional, keeps you guessing. I saw nothing predictable about the way the action unrolls. I had no idea what Majestyk would think up next. Entertaining, suspenseful, humorous, in fact deadpan witty. When times are hard, everyone gets Bronson on their side. Even the weasel. He's simply the nemesis that Drexl Spivey had in mind. Bronson is REAL; and Al Lettieri is a terrific bad guy, especially in his handling of the weasel. Their relationship was hilarious.

Charles Bronson had a Prolific 25 Year Career in Movies and TV before His Totally Bonkers "Breakout" Year when "Death Wish" (1974) Hit Theatres and Bronson became an Unstoppable Macho Movie Man throughout the Seventies. He was 53 Years Old.This Film was Released just Weeks Prior to the "Death Wish" Megahit. It is a Favorite among the Bronson Brigade as a Personification of the On-Screen Persona and 1970's Type Action.With Names like Richard Fleischer, a Genre Hopping Above Average Director and Elmore Leonard, a Popular and Prolific Post-Modern Pulp Novel Writer, this Movie Draws Attention to Itself. The Result is a Likable, sometimes Gritty Film with a then Trendy Social Conscience Back-Dropping the Cartoon Violence.The Movie is Stylish but not Ultra-Stylish (Sam Peckinpah) and at its Best is Light, but not Too Light Entertainment that Goes Down Easy and makes for a Ride Worth Taking. Al Literati is along just after His Star Turn as "Rudy" in Peckinpah's "The Getaway" (1972).Overall, it's a Bronson Show all the way, Take it or Leave it, and You're either with its Vibe or You're Not. Nowhere Near the Star's Best and Far from the Worst. It's Typical and a Treat for Fans.Note...Every Critic on the Planet cannot let this one go without a Melons Joke or Pun. So for fear of being a Party-Pooper...There are no Babes in this Movie with low-cut fronts or any topless Scenes that were common for the Period.

If you like simple story action films, which are made to entertain, you will love this. A fine supporting cast, great script, and sensible action scenes. I saw it again a year ago, and it was as fresh as an autumn apple. Bronson does a convincing job of playing a no nonsense, don't tell me what to do farmer. No Melons were hurt in the making of this film.

In recent times,it was in Taiwanese director Tsai Ming Liang's film "The Wayward Cloud" that viewers got to see a positive depiction of watermelons.It was a decade ago that watermelons became everybody's envy.At this stage,it is clear that eight out of ten viewers would tell that there wouldn't be much action in a film about a watermelon farmer.However,they are proved wrong as "Mr.Majestyk" is a rare action film which depicts the troubles a simple man gets for not agreeing to the wishes of some corrupt local men.Action superstar Charles Bronson plays the eponymous role which reveals more of his concern for fellow human beings than mere brawn. Violence is the last thing on his mind as he always tries to reason with bad guys.Director Richard Fleischer has crafted his film in such a manner that one can define what an ideal action film should be ? As 'Mr.Majestyk' has plenty of drama with occasional flashes of high voltage action,one can say that an ideal action film should have equal doses of action as well as drama.This is exactly what viewers get to see in this film.