The only possible way to enjoy the Death Wish films is to imagine they take place in an alternate universe where the paranoid fever dreams of the elderly have all come true. They're the relentlessly cynical antidote to Cannon's Breakin' films, which paint Los Angeles slums with the sunniest possible brush. However, even the elderly's paranoia can go too far, which is why Death Wish 2 feels like an exercise in depravity rather than a satisfying revenge thriller.
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