Death Wish 5 keeps the stakes frustratingly low and, with the exception of "Flakes," entirely free of the imagination that made the other films so entertaining. Paul finds himself up against a handful of ineffectual, nonthreatening goons, all of whom he dispatches with dismaying apathy. In all of the previous films, Bronson (sometimes single-handedly) made the films work by never forgetting Paul is as wounded and vulnerable as he is angry and intelligent. Here, Bronson's apparent disinterest in the film (allegedly, he demanded a higher salary than usual in the hopes that they wouldn't make the film; his gamble paid off financially but not creatively) carries over to Paul, which is a huge detriment.
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