"Messenger of Death" has an attempt at a bit more story than a lot of the Charles Bronson '80s Cannon fodder, but it's pretty unsuccessful at telling it.
Bronson for some reason plays a reporter, though we never see him do anything a reporter might actually do. He behaves exactly like a cop. Could it be that he was supposed to be a cop originally, but the filmmakers thought people were tired of seeing him as a cop in every movie, so they decided to just call him a reporter instead?
The plot is something to do with a dispute between two Mormon families where one group kills the family of the other. The beginning, showing this massacre, and the ending, showing an elderly Charles Bronson beating up some guy, are the movie's only memorable scenes.
Gene Davis, the guy who played the naked slasher in "10 to Midnight", also makes an appearance, but in a far more forgettable role. Other than him and Bronson himself I didn't recognize anyone in "Messenger of Death", and the movie is pretty much entirely forgettable.
Bronson for some reason plays a reporter, though we never see him do anything a reporter might actually do. He behaves exactly like a cop. Could it be that he was supposed to be a cop originally, but the filmmakers thought people were tired of seeing him as a cop in every movie, so they decided to just call him a reporter instead?
The plot is something to do with a dispute between two Mormon families where one group kills the family of the other. The beginning, showing this massacre, and the ending, showing an elderly Charles Bronson beating up some guy, are the movie's only memorable scenes.
Gene Davis, the guy who played the naked slasher in "10 to Midnight", also makes an appearance, but in a far more forgettable role. Other than him and Bronson himself I didn't recognize anyone in "Messenger of Death", and the movie is pretty much entirely forgettable.