Good movie but grossly overrated

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

"The Dead Pool" is the fifth and final Dirty Harry movie. While the film has more than a few silly moments, it manages to entertain and also not be so terribly sleazy and dark as the previous outing, "Sudden Impact". This previous film, in my opinion, marks the absolute lowest point for the franchise...and at least "The Dead Pool" is an improvement.The plot is a bit overly complicated for such a short film. There's a celebrity dead pool list, a crazed psychopath as well as an angry mob boss to contend with...and it somehow manages to pack it all into the movie. The film has some interesting and likable characters, such as Harry's new partner as well as a reporter Harry initially hates...of course, Harry pretty much hates everybody so this shouldn't come as any surprise.The bottom line is that the movie is enjoyable to watch and although violent (what Dirty Harry movie isn't???), it is less gross and slimy that I expected based on the previous film. Sadly, despite this, the movie did not do all that well at the box office.

This movie is disappointing in so many ways - cheesy 80s synth music; over-the-top acting by Neeson and Carrey; disjointed plotting (what does the Mob angle got to do with anything?), ridiculous radio control car chase gimmick, etc. But the real problem is the lack of a strong villain. Actually, there is no actual villain for most of this film. And certainly not a villain worthy of Dirty Harry - think instead of Scorpio from Dirty Harry. While most aspects of The Dead Pool are sub-par, all that mess remains moot given the lack of a strong foil to the force that is Dirty Harry Callahan.

The dead pool is the last in series of the Dirty Harry franchise and as so many franchises it's best that way. Where in earlier entries there was a bit of humour added and Callahan going berserk facing criminals this is a bit about falling in love and shooting those who deserves it.Some scene's were okay like the RC car chase but to add an Asian partner to Callahan you can see were it is all going. But just have a look to the first minutes, Jim Carrey in it as an actor doing his typical plastic facial jokes while making a clip. While attending that I never had the feeling that I was in a Dirty Harry movie. Sure, you could see that Jim is going to make it after this one and he surely did but what the hell is this scene doing in this flick. Further Liam Neeson could not convince me. I do have a love hate with him, some flicks are great with him some don't. Nevertheless, back then they were becoming big but on the boat scene you can see Guns 'n' Roses standing on board and their songs are indeed used throughout this flick. Bad, can't really say that because Clint Eastwood is top notch as always but the script tears it down.Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5

"Dirty Harry" Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is publicly credited with putting mob boss Lou Janero in prison. He is put on a list, the Dead Pool. He is ambushed and Callahan kills a bunch of bad guys. He's assigned a new partner Al Quan (Evan Kim) to watch his back. Rock star Johnny Squares (Jim Carrey) is a drug-addicted drunken mess and he is murdered while on a video shoot directed by Peter Swan (Liam Neeson). After shooting a bunch of stickup guys at a Chinese restaurant, Harry finds a list of names including his and Johnny Squares'. Reporter Samantha Walker (Patricia Clarkson) breaks the news of the Dead Pool which Swan participates in. He goes out with Samantha and is ambushed once again. A man claiming to be Swan kills movie critic Molly Fisher who is on Swan's list. The killer uses remote control cars to blow up people including an attempt on Harry.Dirty Harry turns into something campy. It starts with Jim Carrey as a rock star. Harry is shooting every bad guy in this thing. Then the killer uses a remote control car in one of the sillier car chases in the streets of San Francisco. Finally the killer turns out to be a random crazy Swan fan and Harry shoots him with a harpoon. If this was any other character, I would laugh. This is Dirty Harry and that allows some shoot 'em up fun.