
Dishonoured and forcibly retired from the FBI on grounds of excessive brutality, the former agent Mark Kaminski, is now reduced to a small-town Sheriff. However, when Chief Harry Shannon, an old friend from the bureau whose son Blair Shannon was murdered by the mob, turns to Mark for help, the tough Sheriff who is always ready for action, will see this offer as a chance to his reinstatement. In this deadly and unofficial assignment, Mark has to infiltrate Luigi Patrovita's po... (Full plot summary below)
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Dishonoured and forcibly retired from the FBI on grounds of excessive brutality, the former agent Mark Kaminski, is now reduced to a small-town Sheriff. However, when Chief Harry Shannon, an old friend from the bureau whose son Blair Shannon was murdered by the mob, turns to Mark for help, the tough Sheriff who is always ready for action, will see this offer as a chance to his reinstatement. In this deadly and unofficial assignment, Mark has to infiltrate Luigi Patrovita's powerful mob family to tear it apart, while forcing his way through the crime organization as the mysterious Joseph P. Brenner. Now, he has to stay away from the law without blowing his cover, but is it wise to give Mark a raw deal?
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| The New York TimesVincent CanbyThough the language is vulgar, the macho posturing absurd and some of the plotting inscrutable, Raw Deal has a kind of seemliness to it. It delivers every punch it promises. |
| Miami HeraldBill CosfordJohn Irvin has a nice eye for irony and for the larger- (and funnier-) than-life trappings of the genre. He doesn't have enormous opportunities to exercise this bent, since Raw Deal is constructed like a serial bomb: It goes off roughly every 12 1/2 minutes, littering the landscape with corpses. But you can detect an adult hand at work here, which could never be said for Cobra's arrogant and inept childishness. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyRaw Deal is not as reactionary as Cobra but it's just as violent, maybe even bloodier, with its graphic gun fights and bullet-spattered, shattered bodies blasted before our eyes. Still it's also a quality project -- the look and sound of the film are first rate. |
| Washington PostPaul AttanasioA sadly lightweight spar through rule-breaking cop conventions that doesn't utilise it's star's bulk to any great effect. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertYou want to see guys with muscles shooting machineguns at guys without muscles? These are the movies for you. You have more than muscles between your ears? Try something else. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanford"You should not drink and bake" -- or take this one very seriously |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelThe film's biggest continuing laugh is the very idea that Arnold Schwarzenegger, with his thick accent, could infiltrate the upper echelon of the Mafia. I could see him catering a German mob dinner, but a trusted ally? Never. |
| User ReviewTHE OLD SCHOOL LOSERS CLUBTHIS MOVIE IS NOT PERFECT BUT ITS PERFECT IN ITS OWN WAY!!!! THIS IS A VERY UNDERRATED ARNOLD FLICK THAT DESRVES A LITTLE MORE RECOGNITION.. THIS IS DEFINITELY THE TERMINATOR'S ANSWER TO SCARFACE IN MY OPINION!!!!! |
| User ReviewMax Marnold schwarzengger's best action films raw deal is just like mst of his schawarzengger;s action films of the 80's raw deal is a fun campy action film that even though some people hated it I actually enjoyed this fun action film this is probably one of schawarzengger's best action films even though it is a little funny at times it is still a great atcion film of the 80's |
| User ReviewRicky T. MAnother Arnold Schwarzenegger action shoot em' up, nothing better after a long day, to watch a movie like this. |