
Eddie Cusack is a Chicago police officer about to bust some members of the Comacho gang when the gang is shot up by a rival drug gang from the neighboring building, led by Tony Luna. Victor Comacho is the only survivor of the Comacho gang and his older brother, Luis, who is the leader of the gang, retaliates by killing Luna's family and kidnaps Luna's daughter, Diana. Cusack must face Tony Luna and Luis Comacho alone because nobody on the police force is willing to help him s... (Full plot summary below)
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Eddie Cusack is a Chicago police officer about to bust some members of the Comacho gang when the gang is shot up by a rival drug gang from the neighboring building, led by Tony Luna. Victor Comacho is the only survivor of the Comacho gang and his older brother, Luis, who is the leader of the gang, retaliates by killing Luna's family and kidnaps Luna's daughter, Diana. Cusack must face Tony Luna and Luis Comacho alone because nobody on the police force is willing to help him since he was the only cop who broke the code of silence by testifying against a fellow cop who killed an unarmed teenager, but Cusack is not really alone. A police robot called "Prowler" aides Cusack as he takes down the gangs.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThough it's your typical formulaic violent action picture, in the model of Dirty Harry, it has more intelligence than expected. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumKickin', jabbin' Chuck Norris actioner. Stick with reruns of his TV fare. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt's still a Chuck Norris movie, of course, but it focuses on strong characters, interesting situations, and an appealingly gritty, urban realism. |
| DVDLaserDouglas PrattThe program, however, is by no means the worst effort Norris has ever participated in and the ending, in which he single-handedly wipes out an entire brigade of bad guys, has a certain heroic charm to it. |
| Time OutTrevor JohnstonA better than usual entry in the glum Norris filmography. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe ads for Code of Silence look schlocky, and Chuck Norris is still identified with a series of grade-zilch karate epics, but this is a heavy-duty thriller - a slick, energetic movie with good performances and a lot of genuine human interest. |
| Washington PostPaul AttanasioNorris has all the charisma of a railroad tie... |
| Under the RadarAustin TrunickAlthough it's outside his wheelhouse, the script does work in Chuck's favor - it's one of the few films where he actually blends into his role. |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Norris's bid for a wider audience, and it succeeds to a considerable degree. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChuck Norris takes a big leap in his film career with Code of Silence, a solid cops 'n' drug dealers picture filmed last year in Chicago. Norris' big step is that this time he stars in a much more realistic action film, one with a credibility only slightly undone by a few of his martial arts maneuvers at the end. |