Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Code of Silence (1985) *** 1/2 (out of 4)Chuck Norris stars as Chicago cop Eddie Cusack who finds himself in the middle of a gang war. While the two sides of the gang are seeking revenge against each other, Cusack must try and save an innocent victim from one of the family's. While all of that is going on Eddie becomes a target in his own department when he refuses to stand up for a dirty cop.CODE OF SILENCE was sold as another Chuck Norris vehicle but it's far from just that. This is in fact an Andrew Davis film that manages to be better than his future hit UNDER SIEGE and in fact I'd say it's right on the same level as his film THE FUGITIVE. Sure, this film contains a lot of action and martial arts but the picture is so much more than just that. This is really a rather intense thriller about a moral officer standing up to do what's right even if he has to take on a gang war by himself.I must admit that I went into the film just expecting some mindless action but it didn't take long for this to really take form and impress. A lot of times routine action movies remain just routine because the director's just want to deliver the same old thing in an attempt to make money. That's certainly not the case with Davis because he wants to deliver suspense and tension and that's exactly what he does. There are some extremely effective scenes here including a court room scene where we wonder if the dirty cop is going to be exposed. Yet another sequence deals with a chase where the innocent victim is trying to get away from her death.The film also benefits from having some very good action scenes. This includes the ending, which goes 100% full throttle as Norris must take on an entire gang. This was proceeded by a great sequence inside a bar where Norris gets worked up. There are some great car chases, a great sting operation and an impressive mob hit. The action scenes are extremely well done and they mix quite well with the main story as well as the personal drama for the lead character. Norris turns in a fine performance here and manages to really turn in a character and not just martial arts. Henry Silva and Dennis Farina lead a nice supporting cast.CODE OF SILENCE is certainly one of the more memorable action films from the decade. It doesn't get enough credit for what it does, which is a shame but fans of the genre should really enjoy it.

Plot: A Chicago cop is caught in a middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.This is easily my favorite Chuck Norris film to date, the story is very well told by director Andrew Davis showing what he always did best throughout his directing career and that's knowing how to blend tension and action very well in his films.Chuck Norris is at his best here as Eddie Cusack a cop who doesn't always follow orders as he should but respects the law as evidenced during certain sections in the film. Henry Silva does such a great job as the villain just like he did in Above the Law, you even have a Fun supporting turn by Dennis Farina who was an actual cop when he filmed this before he eventually started his acting career.Another thing to mention is the great score by David Michael Frank who like he did in the underrated Showdown in Little Tokyo composed an upbeat and memorable score that I certainly won't forget.Code of Silence is a slick, decent paced, action flick filled with great action scenes, very good tension, a great score, and a well-executed story that makes it my favorite Chuck Norris film to date. If you haven't checked this out, please do you won't regret it.

(58%) With a solid director at the helm this is maybe Chuck's best movie, or at the very least one of his best. Although the plot really doesn't know if it wants to be a police whistle blowing movie on a bent cop, or a organised crime "Untouchables" type of flick, and in the end it tries to do both, which overall makes for a quite cluttered action film. It's entertaining, and well put together enough for a decent watch, but don't expect it to last too long in the memory as I've seen it about 3 times now and each time it's felt like I'm watching something different, which is fine in something complex or layered, but not so much in an 1980's mid- budget Chuck Norris movie.

OK I know Chuck Norris isn't the best actor in the business but he's good enough to be convincing. This is the same director who brought us The Fugitive, which was a hit thriller, and Under Siege, a successful Seagal action/Thriller. Is Steven Seagal a better actor than Chuck Norris?!! I don't think so. Norris aside the movie has a gripping story, interesting characters, and a good build up. The ending is a little cliché with the typical one man army thing but its a solid thriller. My only complaint is there just wasn't enough spin kicks and roundhouses to suit my tastes for a Chuck movie. Let me give a message to all the Chuck non-believers. If you don't like him so much then ignore the fact that he is Chuck Norris and focus more on the characters and the story. Sheesh! Anyways it was great but nowhere near as exciting as Lone Wolf McQuade which is probably my favorite movie of his.