Clint Eastwood returns as Inspector Harry Callahan for the fourth time in Sudden Impact. You know what to expect when you see Harry Callahan return. It's no surprise that he does what he does best, dishing out his own unorthodox brand of justice with his Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum. Regardless, it's always great to see Clint Eastwood light up the screen as Harry Callahan and the series has always been a pleasure to watch. The Dirty Harry series has a reputation for being violent, but Sudden Impact is noticeably darker than the previous movies with some unsettling moments.SFPD Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) yet again finds himself in hot water with his superiors, judges, the media and the mayor for breaking rules and police procedures which sees various criminals walk free from court, a crime boss suffering a heart attack, and it's also no surprise that Inspector Callahan finds himself to be a target for retribution. His superiors including Captain Briggs (Bradford Dillman who appeared as Captain McKay in The Enforcer) and Lieutenant Donnelly (Michael Currie) decide that enough is enough and assign Callahan to a sleepy coastal town named San Paulo to follow up on a homicide investigation in which a man is found shot in the groin and head in his own car. San Paolo Police Chief Lester Jannings (Pat Hingle) is far from impressed having Callahan in his town, seeing him as nothing more than a big city hotshot who has no place in his town. When further killings occur, it is revealed that the person responsible for the deaths is Jennifer Spencer (Sondra Locke). Spencer is seeking revenge against the rapists responsible for the rape of her and her sister years ago which left her sister in a vegetative state. The rapists which include Mick (Paul Drake) and Ray Parkins (Audrie J. Neenan) find out that they are being targeted for the rape that occurred years ago and seek to track down the secret vigilante before they are next. Callahan must also find the link as to who is behind the killings and why they are occurring.It's always a pleasure to see Clint Eastwood return as his iconic character "Dirty" Harry Callahan, who although may be older but stands firm with his unorthodox ways of dealing with criminals his way. Clint Eastwood also sits in the director's chair for the only time in the Dirty Harry series. Sondra Locke (who was CLint Eastwood's partner at the time) does well as the embittered rape victim Jennifer Spencer who has vowed revenge against her rapists. We also see the return of Bradford Dillman (albeit a different character) and Albert Popwell returns for the fourth time in the Dirty Harry series as Callahan's friend Horace King. This time, Popwell plays a good guy after playing the ill fated bank robber in Dirty Harry (1971), a pimp in Magnum Force (1973), and a revolutionary leader in The Enforcer (1976).Sudden Impact also introduces the now iconic line "Go ahead, make my day". This occurred in a stand off between Callahan and a robber, daring him to shoot his hostage. The catchphrase meant that if the hostage died, the robber would be next as Callahan would be more than happy to take him down.Sudden Impact is a welcome addition to the Dirty Harry series, and well worth watching Clint Eastwood return as his iconic character.7/10.

Dirty Harry movies have never been what anyone would term 'family friendly'. There's nudity, some crude language and lots of violence. However, "Sudden Impact" notches it all up several notches and at times it all just seemed gratuitous and unnecessary...especially with scenes of the dog, Meathead, peeing and farting all the time as well as everything about the red-headed 'lady'--her character was just gross and over the top.Not surprisingly, this film begins with a lot of folks being snuffed by Harry. However, when he did this in previous films, he was acting as a cop...doing his job. Here, however, Callahan seems to think that civil rights simply don't apply to scum-bags--such as the guy who's induced to have a fatal heart attack by Harry's tactics. Clearly, this is a morals-impaired incarnation of Callahan. However, because of these tactics, Harry is wanted by various hit men and his bosses (again) are tired of all the violence and negative publicity. So, they send him to dig up information about a murder that points back to the fictional city of San Paulo. There he meets an odd lady (Sondra Locke), an incredibly uncooperative and grouchy police chief (Pat Hingle) and a farting/peeing dog. And, at the same time, several murders with the exact same m.o. begin taking place in San Paulo.So is all this any good? Well, I loved the vigilante story line quite a bit. It's just that all the rest of the film is just oppressively sleazy and gross...to the point where I think the series took a definite step backwards with this one. Interestingly, however, financially this was the big winner in the Dirty Harry series-- raking in tons 'o bucks.

Part 4 in the Dirty Harry franchise and for me it was better than part 3 The Enforcer but it didn't satisfy me on all ways. The first part is the best part because there we do have the macho Callahan killing everybody who is in his way. Naturally it doesn't match up the way the police sees it so vacation is on his way but there's a killer out there.So the second part of the flick Callahan turns into a smoother person who is even attracted to a lady not knowing who she really is. And it is that part that takes too long. I can't say who she really is but some scene's are too long. And it shows because it clocks in at almost 2 hours, a bit too long. if you can sit through the revenge part and wait until the final it's were Callahan becomes dirty again. Better than part 3 but should have been a 90 minutes flick.Gore 0/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 1/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

Sudden Impact is on par with the first two Dirty Harry flicks and is well worth watching. The fact this movie only has a 6.6 is crazy. This movie has loads of violence a fun story to follow and another amazing performance by Clint (no one would care about any of these movies if it were not for Eastwood he always steals the show in these movies). My only complaint is that allot of the start of the movie is unnecessary and they could have made the movie a bit shorter though everything still flows greatly. Also the villains death is over the top 80's action goodness! What people must realize before they watch this movie is that this is an 80's action movie not a 70's action movie. If you liked the previous movies make sure you give this one a watch it wont disappoint!