Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Charles Bronson, Al Lettieri, Lee Purcell, Paul Koslo, Linda Cristal
Vince Majestyk (Bronson) is a Colorado farmer who only wants to have his melons picked and make a living. One morning, he finds himself in the middle of more controversy than he's used to. Normally, he picks a group of hard-working Mexicans to pick his crop, but that morning he finds a troublemaker (Koslo) replaced his crew with an all-white crew. Vince wants the group he picked and soon beats the hell out of the goon and is booked on assault charges. He's a progressive kind of guy.
That would be enough for one movie, but while Vince is being transported to jail, he runs afoul of a mobster (Lettieri) who is on the same bus. The mobster's cronies shoot up the bus in an attempt to free him, but Vince takes him off the bus to safety. The mobster strikes a deal with Vince to free him, which Vince reluctantly accepts because he doesn't trust him. He instinctively believes the mobster will have him killed, so he makes a deal with the local DA to turn in the mobster. Got that? It'll all be on the quiz.
Mr. Majestyk isn't about plot anyway. It is a showcase for Charles Bronson's unique brand of violence and sly humor. Mr. Majestyk maybe contain the most one-liners of Bronson's career. He's having fun here and that makes a traditional action movie more entertaining. Mr. Majestyk isn't intended to raise the genre to any new heights. It's full of action and it works. Sometimes that's all that is needed.
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