Rating : - Consequences of Actions
I'm at a point in my life where watching movies like this kind of goes against my nature. But that said, this is probably a better movie than a lot of people would like to admit. very quickly, these movies were made at a time when people felt helpless, and people wanted a hero like the dangerous architect.

Charles Bronson never really looks for trouble, but it has a way of finding him. Many would chalk this up as of course being required for the sequel, but there is some realism to this. (The character who doesn't look for trouble, but is often found by trouble.) The movie wastes little time. Charles visits his injured daughter (from part 1) and is trying to start his life over. He runs into some thugs, but Charles flips the tables on them. Not being too bright, the thugs decide to give Charles more trouble by raping his housekeeper and kidnapping his daughter. (I say not too bright because if they had left town, they probably would have gotten away. But by kidnapping, they have now involved themselves in a Federal offense.)

Charles's daughter dies soon afterwards. As expected, Charles gets little help from the police. When he says: "There really isn't any use," his intentions are so obvious. What I find interesting about this movie is we can see consequences of actions work both ways. The first is obvious. The thugs that have once bullied Charles (who was just minding his own business) are now reduced to tears as Charles taunts them just a bit before he shoots them. "Do you believe in Jesus? Well, you're going to meet him." Another example is when he looks at Jiver, smiles and says: "Goodbye." One tragic scene is after Bronson saves an 'almost rape' victim and her husband, and the police seem more concerned with the fact that the assailants were killed than the condition of the surviving victims (who were just minding their own business).

Undoubtedly, many people are cheering Bronson unconditionally at this point. But there is a fine point worth some attention. (Bronson gets darker as he carries through his revenge. One notable point is that he starts to get dishonest with his possible future wife Ireland.) So, the movie does not glorify revenge 100 %. We see that there may be a price Charles Bronson will have to pay. After Charles Bronson puts a gun/drug deal 'to rest,' he has a moment of quiet peace before he goes after the gang leader Charles Wilson. (We can suspect Wilson's absurd trial is just a setup to provide the conclusion the audience wants.) For an insanity plea to work, the client has to have no idea that what he was doing was wrong, and the evidence needs to be clear and convincing.

It is interesting how the final fight is not one sided. Bronson does take some bad hits, and the fight is not 'hollywood polished' either. It is brutal, and we are once again introduced to how disturbing violence can be. Wilson's death is a tad disturbing despite his crimes. While I don't really like action/revenge movies for the most part, I have to grant that this series at least shows the hero may NOT walk off happily into the sunset. He might survive, but he may have to pay a price as well. While "Death Wish V" was my favorite, I have to admit this 2nd one was pretty good.