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An Eye for an Eye

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A San Francisco policeman (Chuck Norris) quits the force to avenge his partner's murder by Asian drug dealers.

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An Eye for an Eye

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Austin Trunick Under the Radar 07/08/2015
6/10
The surrounding cast makes An Eye For An Eye worth watching, and the frequent action scenes make it easy to look past Norris' cardboard-y dramatic acting. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/12/2005
2/5
Scott Weinberg Apollo Guide 01/15/2002
52/100
Aside from a few random smatterings of chop-socky daring-do, there's not one single thing about this movie worth sitting through. Go to Full Review
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Phil H @P-Hubbs May 26 The big finale is exciting, but let's not get too carried away. There is a big gun battle between cops and the bad guys. Chuck finally faces off against Toru Tanaka, spoiler alert, he wins. Mako kicks some bad guy butt too, and Lee tries to pull off the most polite kidnapping and escape I've ever seen in an action flick (such a bizarre casting choice). All the while, Chuck is dressed in some lovely sensible attire, making him look like a middle-aged dad from a comedy sitcom. So yeah, this is a seemingly real mixed bag of, not too subtle, ideas. As if they couldn't really decide which way they wanted to go, buddy cop action flick, or adult thriller angle. Like I said, it feels like a TV movie, an extended episode from some cop show. See more Vincent S @Vin_E_At_The_Movies May 16 Some great fight scenes, Mako and a menacing, evil Professor Toru Tanaka make this solid Chuck Norris effort work despite being very cheesy. A great twist at the end also surprises us. See more Circus E. @COS.ENT85 Apr 8 Run of the mill, cookie cutter See more Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life Mar 28 It was great watching mako in another movie. This was one of the better Chuck Norris movies of the 1980's. Good action beautiful women and cheesy dialogue. The best scenes were with Norris and mako. Chuck plays 2 roles in most of his movies. 1 a cop. 2 a Vietnam vet or sometimes a little of both. Tim Treakle. See more David W @Sternhammer Jul 28 Great cast and very watchable b-movie actioner. Enjoyed it a lot. See more Marc Z @TKDLife 06/09/2023 Following the success of the classic martial arts crime film, The Octagon, Chuck Norris stars in An Eye for An Eye. This film has Norris as an ex-cop seeking to avenge the death of his partner and his partner's girlfriend. The film has a common anti-drug theme that runs through Chuck's 80's films and the involvement of the Far East underworld. The film is low budget but the action and fighting are good. Norris, by this point, had settled into being a film star and the discomfort sensed when watching older films of his dissipated. The film aged better than Norris's bight red Members Only Jacket. Better than some of the ones to follow. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A San Francisco policeman (Chuck Norris) quits the force to avenge his partner's murder by Asian drug dealers.
Director
Steve Carver
Producer
Frank Capra Jr.
Screenwriter
James Bruner, William Gray
Distributor
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production Co
Adams Apple Production Company, Westcom Barber International, South Street Films
Rating
R
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 1981, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 16, 2015
Runtime
1h 46m