Review of The Gauntlet

Although "The Gauntlet" has maximum firepower, it makes minimum sense, so if you cannot suspend disbelief, skip this one. What I found most entertaining were some sharp conversations, like the motorcycle gang confrontation, and Sondra Locke's job description to the kidnapped constable. Unfortunately there are other less successful dialogs, like Locke's call to her Mother from the motel room, that do nothing but expand an already overlong running time. The stunts are also a mixed bag. There is a spectacular helicopter crash, and a brutal Clint Eastwood box car brawl, but the bus with hundreds of rounds pumped into it without blowing a tire is a real stretch. - MERK