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Charles Bronson doing what he does best--setting things right with fire power. This is not quite a vigilante movie like the Death Wishes, but it has a vengeance element to it. This time he is trying to stop "The Doctor," a sadistic torturer for despotic Central American governments.

Holland (Charles Bronson) has been pulled out of retirement to rid the world of a brutal menace. He travels to Mexico City under the guise of being a married tourist with a child. The woman he has posing as his wife is a woman who suffered personally at the hands of The Doctor. I don't have to tell you that this woman and her daughter only makes things more difficult for Holland. If I didn't know any better I'd say they inserted them into the movie just so he'd have to rescue someone.

This was a by-the-numbers hired assassin film. Holland was creative, decisive, and always one step ahead of the bad guys. It was alright.

The Evil That Men Do is at once typical and atypical Charles Bronson 1980s fare. On one hand, it contains the grind house trademarks of graphic violence and gratuitous sex that characterized most of Bronson's eighties output. At the same time, it touches on serious political themes that most of his other action films shied away from.

In particular, the film examines the torture being carried out by right wing Latin American regimes during that decade with tacit American support. Unlike most of the right wing vigilante films that Bronson appeared in, this film takes a subtle, if not particularly well explored left wing tack.

The film's violence will not disappoint action or gore fans. The opening torture sequence, reportedly heavily cut, is still quite gruesome. Furthermore, the villains meet some of the nastier deaths in action film history, particularly in the bloody climax. The Columbia / TriStar DVD release renders all this in a beautifully restored print, making it look like it was released yesterday, rather than 26 years ago.

However, one cannot help but wish their had been a more open examination of the political themes that underlie the film, particularly the American involvement in human rights abuses. The film itself begs for a remake, focusing on torture during the War on Terror.

Stumbling upon this 1984 movie by random chance in 2023 and seeing that it starred Charles Bronson, of course I opted to sit down and watch it.

I had actually never heard about this movie before, so I didn't know what I was in for here. So writer John Crowther and Fred A. Wyler had every opportunity to entertain me with this movie.

The storyline in "The Evil That Men Do" was entertaining enough for what it turned out to be. It wasn't, however, the best of Charles Bronson movies. And that being said, don't get me wrong, because it definitely is a watchable movie, it just was sort of bland in a way.

The movie does have some familiar faces on the cast list, aside from Charles Bronson himself, with the likes of Joseph Maher, John Glover, Roger Cudney and Joe Seneca.

As it turned out, then I hadn't exactly been missing out on a particularly outstanding Charles Bronson feature here. And now that I have seen it, I doubt that I will actually ever return to watch it a second time, because the storyline just didn't have all that much appeal.

My rating of director J. Lee Thompson's 1984 movie "The Evil That Men Do" lands on a five out of ten stars.

A tense thriller that's not for everyone, but if you're one of those people that just thinks Bronson does Death Wish, check this one from the early 80s out. Bronson doesn't overplay it with explosions and a bad plot - this movie is tight and very believable.

This movie was a foray into the darker sides of men. It was released in the final-wave post WWII 'man hunt' era, and the midsts of human rights troubles in various parts of the world where governments tried to rule by violence. The year of its release '1984' is probably not an accident either.

Unfortunately, this movie quickly fell victim to the 'PC' culture, apparently, and with a few snips of the sissors became nothing but a hollow vision of barely believable evil.

This movie, largely because of the now 'missing' scenes, etched its message deeply upon me the first time I saw it. The second time I saw it, those scenes were gone. And they are not in either of the 2 VHS releases I have.

Playings on both pay and free TV over the past decade have cut out (at least) the first scene where the 'doctor' discusses and demonstrates the differences in torturing men vs women. Without that opening scene, many of the following scenes and much of the movie become pointless depictions of torture without the insights into the deepest 'evil that men do.'

Admittedly, even with those scenes, it was not Charles Bronson's best, yet any movie that etches itself as deeply, and as hauntingly upon the memory is worth seeing at least once, uncut.

In recent times I've been watching the collaborations between director J. Lee Thompson and actor Charles Bronson with pretty decent results. "The Evil that Men Do" was somewhat an interesting, and cynically effective little shocker. From the very beginning you realise this gritty b-grade fodder is looking to simply shock you with its sadistic subject of torture for political ground, and the hidden acceptance of it in the governments that makes Maher's pitiless character believe his actions of the trade to be far from evil. The material stays powerful, scathing and covered with moral questioning. It's always seems to be about retribution, and finding it in themselves to take that next step. Even when it isn't visually hard-hitting, the despairing oral context can get under your skin. Strictly the tone and style Thompson opts for is unpleasant, rough and ice-cold.

I was engrossed, but then the formula (but still packing an excessive sting) changed to a by-the-numbers revenge spin and an unconvincingly irate Theresa Saldana floods the screen. I just didn't buy her, and the chemistry with Bronson felt weak. Joseph Maher easy performance drips with a strangely subtle intensity of callousness that's purely evil. He's not some demanding, towering presence but those vile sadistic acts, and unflinching cruelty comes second nature for this character, that just listening to his softly spoken voice is very uneasy. Charles Bronson's calculated, stalwart and quite mystique turn is hard to switch off because he makes this character an all-out professional killer with a more humane view of things, and managing to keep his self-righteousness intact.

Thompson's raw, tactical direction utilises the low-budget, and working in its favour is the grimy, fade-out look from the authentically seedy urban consolidations to the sparse desert locations. A harrowing music score by Ken Thorne has a slight and edgy tinge, and Javier Ruvalcaba Cruz's tight, voyeuristic cinematography hit's the mark. When called upon the tension stays hard-boiled, and some scenes pack an abrasive bite as the meaningful violence is highly explicit and explosive. However it's not an all-out torture parade full of senseless snapshots. Antoinette Bower, Jose Ferrer and Max Ortiz offer strong support.

Rather a effortless manner by all, but certainly it does the daring job it sets out to do.

During an eight-year stretch of the 1980s when Charles Bronson made nine films, only one was released by a company other than the Cannon Group: 'The Evil That Men Do,' a TriStar Films pickup from Sir Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment firm. Bronson was already in the thick of his collaborations with director J. Lee Thompson, which ran through numerous actioners until 'Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects' in 1989.

Expectations should run pretty high with Bronson and Thompson working for a better-funded outfit like ITC, but 'The Evil That Man Do' is a great disappointment on many levels. While still from the low budget, B-movie mold of the 1980s, 'Evil' has tantalizing potential for a great film. Everyone in the production department, however, took an easy way out and sold hack work undeserving of Bronson's imprint. 'The Evil That Men Do' had a concept and technical resources that could have been used to make one of Bronson and Thompson's best films, but instead will go down as one of their most average.

This 1984 political thriller/actioner opens in brutal fashion with Clement Molloch (Joseph Maher), a British doctor, holding his special training class for political leaders in Surinam. The gray-haired, passive Molloch is an expert on torture methods who is employed by numerous political regimes. In the opening seven minutes, we witness Molloch using electrical current to inflict unbearable pain on Jorge Hidalgo (Jorge Humberto Robles), a dissident journalist. As you may expect, the scene is awful to watch and was cut from the original VHS release.

Hidalgo was none other than a friend of Holland (Bronson), a retired assassin who is enjoying life in the Cayman Islands. Holland was approached by the journalist years before to rid humanity of Molloch, but turned the offer down. A Mexican professor named Hector Lomelin (José Ferrer) visits shortly after Hidalgo's death to talk Holland into finishing the job, bringing videotapes of testimony from The Doctor's victims. While in denial at first, Holland eventually agrees to the dirty work, targeting Molloch and his doting sister Claire (Antoinette Bower) in Guatemala.

Holland enters Guatemala City with help from an adviser, Max Ortiz (René Enríquez); he poses as a tourist with Hidalgo's widow Rhiana (Theresa Saldana) and young daughter Sarah (Amanda Nicole Thomas) in tow. As with most of Bronson's later output, his character knocks off Molloch's henchmen one by one, crossing paths with a sleazy American diplomat (John Glover) and his supporting hit-man (Roger Cudney) along the way. A brutal ending takes place in the crevices of an opal mine, where The Doctor gets just deserts from several of his victims.

'The Evil That Men Do' is based on a forgotten novel by R. Lance Hill and jumps at American political dealings in Latin America during the 1980s. Indeed, 'Evil' is hard-boiled in every sense of the term, as it uses sensationalism and doses of brutality to cover up huge weaknesses in plot and character development. For every plus this film has, there are three or four minuses, resulting from shod craftsmanship.

While 'The Evil That Men Do' has a great concept, the film is never truly more than an excuse for Bronson to wipe out foreign-based scum. In the style of bad pulp fiction, 'Evil' is filled with cardboard characters that we never get to know or understand. Holland, despite being played strongly by Bronson, never talks about his inner feelings or explains what motivated him into becoming a killer for hire. Rhiana, a terribly weak part for Theresa Saldana, is disgusted by Holland for much of the way but later feels an affection for him. Where does her love come from, especially after watching Holland kill several people and wanting to go home just a few scenes before?

The most interesting characters are actually Molloch and his sister Claire, because so many questions can be asked of them. Naturally, we never find out what has brought them so close together, how and where their torture dealings started, what Claire's exact role in their business is…These plot holes can go on forever, especially with the paint-by-numbers storyline that seems to make things up as it goes along. Why is Hidalgo's daughter brought into such a dangerous situation, other than for her to be conveniently taken hostage by Molloch? If Molloch's bodyguard Randolph (Raymond St. Jacques) clearly saw Holland and Rhiana in the cockfight arena, why is he so friendly with them in a bar afterwords? Is his memory that short? And what really was the purpose, other than cheap theatrics, of Holland throwing Molloch's chauffeur Cillero (Jorge Luke) off a window ledge when the murder could have been handled more discreetly in Claire's apartment?

The overall acting is decent and somehow Bronson gives one of his strongest performances. J. Lee Thompson's direction is lacking at points, but may have been compromised by limited time on site. Besides Evil's filming in Mexico, the presence of ITC is clear through better production values, cinematography, and music. Rural locations are well-used to convey the hot and dusty atmosphere of Latin America and cinematographer Xavier Cruz provides rich color and clarity. The orchestral score by Ken Thorne ('Murphy's War') is refreshing in an era of synthesized junk. Oddly enough, these positives only add to the frustration of a good movie that is screaming to come out. Peter Lee Thompson's editing is better than usual, although with more laughable continuity errors.

'The Evil Than Men Do' was perfect grindhouse material for the early 80s and I find it hard to recommend for 21st century action fans. The DVD from Columbia TriStar Entertainment is an okay presentation, offering widescreen and standard format with four-language subtitles. While the video quality is well above average, 'Evil' was originally recorded in plain mono audio. The theatrical trailer is offered and actually has a grindhouse feel, with eroded color and fuzzy sound quality.

** out of 4

One of the most widely hated films with the great late Charles Bronson, "The Evil That Men Do" of 1984 is the nastiest most brutal, and in my opinion one of his better collaborations with director J. Lee Thompson. I haven't seen "The White Buffalo" yet, but their other collaborations include the decent "10 To Midnight", the mediocre "Murphy's Law" and the god-awful "Death Wish 4". Even though far from flawless, "The Evil That Men Do" is another highly entertaining Bronson flick, with a super-tough Bronson, non-stop action and extreme brutality - can one ask for more? Bronson plays Holland, a professional assassin who has retired to a tropic paradise on the Cayman Islands. When an old friend, an oppositional journalist in a South American dictatorship is tortured to death by the English torture specialist 'The Doctor' Clement Molloch (Jospeh Maher), Holland decides to come out of retirement to avenge his friend and free Latin America of its most despicable torturer, The Doctor, who travels from one dictatorship to another in order to fulfill his evil deeds...

Bronson is great and super-tough as always and Joseph Maher makes a particularly evil bad guy. Bronson has had better roles playing a professional assassin - Sergio Sollima's great "Citta Violenta" is just one example. But he nevertheless kicks ass as Holland in this movie, even if it is far away from being one of the masterpieces he has starred in. The only character that annoyed the hell out of me was that of Teresa Saldana, who plays the wife of the friend Holland is out to avenge. On the one hand she wants Bronson to avenge her husband and put an end to the Doctor's evil deeds, but on the other hand she keeps complaining when people get hurt. The violence is omnipresent and bloody, the film begins with a torture scene that is more than a bit nasty. People keep complaining about the lack of character development and plot, and about the violence. I wonder what people some people expect from a mid 80s action flick with Bronson that runs 87 minutes. Citizen Kane? Charles Bronson is one of my favorite actors, and director J. Lee Thompson was doubtlessly talented, which great films like "Cape Fear" (1962) prove. I admit that their collaborations were not exactly masterpieces, but most of them, such as this one, are pure, violent fun made strictly for entertainment purposes. And that is exactly what "The Evil That Men Do" provides: Pure, violent entertainment! Enjoy!

Yet again, director J. Lee Thompson unites with actor Charles Bronson for a violent and uncompromising action flick. In fact, this is probably Bronson's most brutal film (quite a feat for a man who appeared in Death Wish, Ten To Midnight and Chato's Land). However, brutality doesn't on its own make for a good film, and The Evil That Men Do is ultimately a disappointment. If you were to take away its brutality the film would have precious little else of interest.

The story is about a retired hitman (Bronson) who lives a cosy life on a Caribbean island. He is persuaded to come out of retirement to track down and eliminate a sadistic torture doctor who has been plying his vile trade around various South American hell-holes. Throughout the film, especially at the beginning, we are treated to some graphic torture scenes to show us just what a nasty piece of work he is.

These themes are actually quite serious. Torture does go on in suppressive Latin American dictatorships, and everyday folk are made to suffer some despicably painful experiences simply for voicing an unpopular viewpoint. But The Evil That Men Do - for all its worthy posturing - isn't really bothered about the plight of these poor people. It is bothered purely with giving Charles Bronson an excuse to blow away some unpleasant scum-bags. It's just an exploitative actioner which hangs its coat on genuine issues. The torture sequences make you, the viewer, feel like a dirty, sick-in-the-head voyeur, rather like someone who gains pleasure from viewing "snuff" movies. The script is full of horrid dialogue, including some excessive descriptions of acts of torture. The Evil That Men Do fails to explore its disturbing ideas... its serves them up as entertainment and asks us to enjoy them. Sorry, but that's just wrong.

In 1984 the film The Evil That Men Do was very relevant because of the news coming out of El Salvador. During the Cold War the USA supported some pretty nauseating folks, El Salvador's regime was one of them. The unnamed Central American country where the action takes place is El Salvador.

Charles Bronson is a retired hit-man who takes a commission to avenge the death of Theresa Saldana's husband, a journalist critical of the regime. The guy she holds responsible is Joseph Maher, known as 'El Doctor' a bloodless sadist of distinctly non-Latin origin who apparently holds the rank of torturer in chief.

It's Maher's performance which you will remember from The Evil That Men Do. He's a man who apparently studied under Joseph Mengele and learned the trade well. He has but one weakness, for his lesbian sister, Antoinette Bower. Bronson plays on that to get his man.

Also note some good work from Raymond St. Jacques as Maher's number one assistant and from John Glover a sleazy CIA station chief in Central America who apparently Maher and company can call on for help.

Jose Ferrer is in the film all too briefly at the beginning as he hires Bronson on Saldana's behalf. He's always been a favorite of mine, I wish there was more of him here.

As for the climax, Director J. Lee Thompson took his inspiration from Tennessee Williams's Suddenly Last Summer. Some very eerie parallels to what happens to Sebastian in that film.

I like The Evil That Men Do because it deals with evil as an entity unto itself. We just have to remember 9/11 to realize that. The Doctor is pure evil and we rejoice in bringing him down.

The Charles Bronson portraying an ageing hit man convinced to come out of retirement to complete one last assignment that only he is capable of pulling off. Hmm, admittedly, this doesn't really sound as the most innovative action-movie synopsis ever and exactly how many times did Bronson depict the same old unconquerable character? But still, any avid fan of 80's action cinema is likely to track this baby down, because A) Charlie's the man and B) his collaborations with director J. Lee Thompson practically always resulted in violent and excessively sadistic action vehicles. Remember "10 to Midnight" and "Messenger of Death"? Well, the violence featuring in "The Evil that Men Do" is even more gratuitous and explicit, including extended sequences of people getting tortured and mutilated for sheer kicks and Bronson himself aiming his shotgun at his opponents' faces just for the sake of making the carnage messier. Hit man Holland leaves his tropical retirement island to assassinate a sadistic professional torturer who, of course, secretly works for the government of an oppressed South American nation. The doctor's character is clearly inspired by Dr. Josef Mengele; the Nazi surgeon infamous for performing experiments upon concentration camp inmates. Holland goes after Dr. Molloch accompanied by a fake (nagging) wife and child, and quickly notices that the doctor is surrounded by a whole army of security guards and government paid henchmen. "The Evil That Men Do" is far from the best Charlie Bronson action flick, but it nevertheless contains a handful of effectively repulsive moments – among which the uncanny albeit derivative climax sequence – and a few remarkable performances. Bronson is his good old self here, but he receives impressive support from Joseph Maher as the evil-personified doctor. Before seeing this film, I only knew Maher from playing one of the jolly old dudes in the 90's comedy "I.Q" and I assure it's quite a shock to now see him as one of the most relentless and malignant villains of 80's cinema. Yup, it's an overall mediocre and very forgettable movie worthy of the bad reviews it receives, but it's also occasionally exciting and good for a few thrills.

I don't get some of the negative reviews for this film, this is a B picture, but even more importantly, this is a Charlie Bronson B picture. Come on, the main reason you are watching this is film is for the Bronson and believe me he's tearing it up left and right. Sure there are some flaws and some questionable acts, but that's part of the fun. This is J. Lee Thompson and Bronson in prime 80's mode. You also have the magnificent John Glover (52 Pickup, Robocop 2) and the Oscar winner Jose Ferer adding some good acting juice to the violent fun. Don't look into this film for deep meaning and pathos, which is fine in other films, instead look for some intense graphic violence brought to you by Sir Charles Bronson, thee Man. Warning! There is one scene in this movie that is so unbelievably painful, it will make you think twice about ever crossing The Bronson.

I am surprised there is so much negative buzz around this film. I found it to be well acted and well done. I felt that the villain and his sister in the film were chillingly scary. Bronson acts as natural as can be and is more realistic and cool than today's action film stars. The film did have its quirks ( Was the daughter's voice dubbed in ?) But hearing the voice on the videos about the doctor, and the opening scene give you a chill. This film is no more violent than those of today, so I don't understand the criticism. The film has a good cast and keeps your attention, although I wish there was more of the Dr.'s sister in the film. Those of you that like action and vengeance should definitely check this one out.

Clement "The Doctor" Molloch (Joseph Maher) teaches torture to brutal military men. In the Cayman Islands, retired assassin Holland (Charles Bronson) is told that his journalist friend had been killed by the Doctor. Clement and his sister is being forced out of Guatemala City with mounting outside human rights pressure. Holland recruits Rhiana and her daughter to provide him with cover as a family as she lost her husband to the Doctor. He intends to kill Clement before he is able to leave Guatemala. Briggs (John Glover) is the unsavory American diplomat who works with The Doctor.

I expected a big explosive shoot them up thriller. I'm actually relieved that the assassinations are more careful than that. Nevertheless, it's not quite perfectly careful or reasonable. There are some issues that need fixing. For example, it's unreasonable that Rhiana would continue the dangerous plan if she has to worry about her daughter. No matter her reason for revenge, any mother would set her priority for her daughter as number one. The other is the local military. The locals are willing to help them arrest Max but they don't go with them in tracking down Holland. An easy fix would be a total denial by the military with anything Doctor related. Doctor's men and Briggs can still work together to bring in Max and it would explain the lack of men in chasing down Holland. I do like the miners in the ending although I expected that to happen in the streets with the funeral people. This is better than I expected. I expected B-level trash.

This is one of the few movies - maybe the only - that truly haunted me for years. It was the first I had ever seen people tortured, so much that blood was flowing of their mouths from gritting their teeth and screaming, etc. It was brutal; the worst thing I had ever seen on film.

Dr. Clement Molloch, played by Joseph Mayer, is still one of the most evil characters I've ever seen on film, and I've viewed thousands. He was so sadistic that I would never watch this movie again, nor would I recommend it. He makes Hannibal Lecter look like Mr. Rogers. If seeing people tortured is not your idea of fun, then stay away from this film.

I know there are a lot of sick people out there, many of them professional film critics, who probably enjoyed this sordid, sick story. It's a "B" movie, anyway, with stupid dialog and some wooden acting by Charles Bronson. This is not one of his better efforts. Even if it was, there so many horrendous scenes in here you wouldn't want to watch. Trust me on this one.

Not the simple 'Death Wish' variant that one might expect from the title, posters and casting of Charles Bronson as an assassin, 'The Evil That Men Do' is actually light on violence and heavy on atmosphere as the plot focuses on Bronson working out how to stop a sadistic doctor from operating. Joseph Maher is excellent as the doctor in question, clearly modeled on Josef Mengele, who is employed by various governments to devise the most torturous ways possible to kill death row inmates. As such, the film walks an unusual moral line as Bronson is hired by those who believe in dignity in death rather than those against state sanctioned killings. However one feels about the film's stance on vigilantism, torture and violence, the project looks and sounds great with the reliable J. Lee Thompson at the helm. There are several effective hand-held shots throughout, the unsteadiness of which sets one on edge, and Ken Thorne's music score is spine-tingling. The chief setback here is the acting. Bronson does okay within the confines of his role, pretending to be a family man by travelling with a friend's widow and daughter, however, the young actress who plays the daughter is terrible, with rehearsed line delivery all the way, and Theresa Saldana is even worse as the frantic widow, reacting melodramatically to everything. Maher is great as mentioned though, and the talented supporting cast includes José Ferrer and John Glover. The action scenes are also solid (if a long way coming) and the final showdown is hard to forget with Maher's past almost literally coming back to haunt him.

Perhaps the writer of the novel patterned his character Molloch after Dr. Josef Mengele of the Nazi regime. Significant parallels in their actions are apparent. And other similarities exist with Molech/Molek in the King James Bible Old Testament in Lev. 20:2-5 as well as 1 & 2 Kings plus Jeremiah. Unbelievably evil individuals, all of them.

Charles Bronson stars as Holland, an assassin who is hired to kill a Columbian doctor(Joseph Mauer) who is a master of torture in this surprisingly brutal yet very watchable feature. Charles Bronson has a handful of 80's actioners, but this is definitely one of his best, if not the best, mainly because this shows him in a different kind of role. Intense and well acted.

This movie has Cannon studios written all over despite it not being made by them. This is apparently based on a book and it sees Bronson coming out of retirement to bump off an evil doctor who is employed by governments to carry out torture. The movie has quite a few scenes of torture and sadism. The violence is over the top and exactly what we come to expect from a Bronson movie like the Death Wish series. Its strange how similar it is to the Death Wish movies despite not having the same directors or studio backing. This is maybe a little slower and has less action than some Bronson movies but the central idea of revenge is still there. The ending of the movie is its highlight and unless you have read the book its a shocker. Recommended for fans of Bronson or those into violent revenge movies at the more extreme end of the scale.

This Charles Bronson film I would say is to be the most brutal one of them all. "The Evil That Men Do " takes brutality to a whole new level. Here you have Bronson play an assassin for the CIA who gets called out of retirement when his close friend gets killed in an assignment. The target: a man who calls himself the doctor. Rather than practice in medicine, he practices torture and pain. Some of it results in death of the countless victims. This man is so sadistic, it made Holland (Bronson) come out of retirement. This job would be difficult because he has got the friend's widow ( Theresa Saldana) involved. She was indeed very helpful. She held her grounds well at the bar where this brute was hitting on her. Then Holland put the vise-grip on his package. After that, he takes out the doctor's henchmen one by one. He was successful on getting his sister, but was killed by his own men. He was a coward when he grabbed the widow's daughter, being so demanding of his sister's safety, he neglected to notice the mob of miners who were his past victims. Well, what can I say? You can run, but you can't hide. He had to learn the hard way! Great movie, it means very well. 2 out of 5 stars.

It's hard to believe that director J. Lee Thompson, the man responsible for this amateurish, artless time passer, is the same guy who created such beautifully filmed movies like his "White Buffalo," from 1977. But "Evil That Men Do" is, alas, an 80's flick, a time when action movies could still be very entertaining, while sorely lacking in the aesthetic department. Maybe Thompson was past his prime here, or maybe he just was more concerned with making a buck than with the art of film making. Bronson is at his usual best, as a retired assassin, living a life of peace and serenity in the Cayman Islands. An old contact implores him to travel to Guatemala to take down the vicious Molloch, head of a facility that uses extreme torture to control a Nation and get confessions out of political agitators who dare speak against the corrupt regime at the time. The brutality of this movie has been wildly exaggerated by many reviewers here, who have described it as the roughest movie they ever saw. These people obviously haven't been exposed to very much, and would probably drop dead if they ever saw a movie like "Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS." Aside from a very nasty torture scene at the beginning, involving electrocution, and some very graphic descriptions of other various tortures, the violence level isn't any more extreme than what you would see in "Rambo: First Blood." Filmed on location in exotic locales like Guatemala and the Cayman Islands, but these locations are wasted due to a complete lack of visual flair of any kind. It's very average stuff that covers territory that has been heavily treaded before, and with much better results. It's an ok time passer, and Bronson fans will undoubtedly enjoy seeing the man in top form here. But for those with higher standards, you would do better to seek out J' Lee Thompson's earlier films with Bronson, such as "White Buffalo." That is certainly a classic, especially compared to lackluster stuff like this..