Product: Breaking Point (1976)
Rating: 4.0
A rare chance to see Svenson outside "walking tall"
Bo Svenson rises above the walking tall films with this revenge/thriller. If anyone else starred in this it would be unwatchable but because of the presence of Bo Svenson, the entertainment value of the film goes up a few notches, with his believable performance, he practically carries this film himself. Although there is some well handled action scenes in this, it is the good drama that makes it interesting and very different from other films. Robert Culp is good as the cop who tries but fails to give good advice to svenson and keep his family out of the mafia's reach. The main mafia henchman has some great scenes and causes a lot of mayhem. Svenson's anger at Culp's never ending failures to protect his family, and the mafia henchman's dirty mouth make for some tense, but also funny moments. This is the most different revenge movie I've ever seen. 16x9 dvd picture is great, audio is too.