a5c7b9f00b Harry Callahan - or Dirty Harry as he is known from the previous four movies in this series - is investigating a strange betting game. A list of local celebrities has been handed out, and bets are being taken on who will be the first to die. Things start to get interesting when the name 'Harry Callahan' appears on the list. A rock singer, Johnny Squares, who is also a drug addict is found dead of an overdose but there are signs that it was not accidental, so Harry is assigned to investigate. Initially Harry locks horns with Peter Swan, the man who directs the singer's videos. He also crosses paths with a television reporter, Samantha Walker and after being threatened with a law suit, the two of them form a rapport. Harry then discovers that Swan and several other people are playing a game called the dead pool, wherein they make a list of individuals, who are either in bad health or high risk professions, and turns out that Squares was on Swan's list and so are some other people who were murdered, and Harry's also on the list. And someone is following him. The fifth and final entry in the DIRTY HARRY series sees Eastwood coasting on auto-pilot. The plot is larger than life, the characters one-dimensional and the film almost descends into self-parody. That said it is still an enjoyable ride with a number of witty one-liners for Eastwood and some effective action scenes. The chase involving a remote-control car wired with explosives sums up the movie with its affecting absurdity. though not the best of the Dirty Harry films,this fifth and final entry in the series is not without its merits.the acting is good.the movie is well paced.the overall feel of the film is one of sleaze and grime,which is probably what they were going for.Patricia Clarkson classes things up substantially and is a great romantic interest for Harry.i wouldn't be broken be too broken up though if i didn't see this entry for at least another five years.the most i can say is it's average at best.it doesn't stand up to the other entries in the series,except maybe number 3,The Enforcer.for me,The Dead Pool,AKA Dirty Harry 5 is a 5/10 The film is smart, quick, and made with real wit. It's never just a crude action movie, bludgeoning us with violence. It's self-aware, it knows who Dirty Harry is and how we react to him, and it has fun with its intelligence. Also, of course, it bludgeons us with violence. The policemen are watching horror movie clips on TV. The UK VHS lacks the parts from The Pack (A woman sitting in a car is being attacked by dogs) and It's Alive III (The woman in the taxi gives birth to her demon child). There are five: (1) <a href="/title/tt0066999/">Dirty Harry (1971)</a> (1971), (2) <a href="/title/tt0070355/">Magnum Force (1973)</a> (1973), (3) <a href="/title/tt0074483/">The Enforcer (1976)</a> (1976), (4) <a href="/title/tt0086383/">Sudden Impact (1983)</a> (1983), and (5) The Dead Pool (1988).