Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Architect Paul Kersey, living under an assumed identity, is drawn back into vigilantism after his girlfriend's niece is critically injured by a crack cocaine overdose. He targets a ruthless drug lord and his associates, uncovering a conspiracy that extends to corrupt corporations and law enforcement. Kersey unleashes his brand of brutal justice on the city's criminal underworld.

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, who found it to be a gratuitous and violent sequel that lacked the minimal thematic weight of its predecessors. Audiences, however, were generally more forgiving, with the film finding a niche among fans of the action and exploitation genre.

• Critics decried the excessive and uninventive violence.
• The plot was seen as convoluted and poorly executed.
• Charles Bronson's stoic performance was noted, but couldn't salvage the film.

Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce for this installment, but generally reflect a mixed to negative reception, with some viewers appreciating the straightforward action and Bronson's return, while others found the plot implausible and the violence gratuitous.

This was the first film in the Death Wish series not based on a novel by Brian Garfield, who wrote the original Death Wish novel.