the vigilante have long hold a fascination for audience and inasmuch a it evoke a sense of swift and sure justice while good triumph over evil and the bad guy get his desert . it be and in fact and one of the thing that have make the character of dirty harry callahan ( a play by clint eastwood ) so popular . he carry a badge and work within the law and but at heart and harry be a vigilante and meting out justice ` his way and which often put him in conflict with his own superior and as well a the criminal he pursue . but it what draw the audience while anyone who ever be bogged down in bureaucratic nonsense of one kind or another and delight in see someone cut through the red tape and get on with it even if it only on the screen . and that satisfaction derive from see justice do and quickly be one of the element that make ` sudden impact and direct by and star eastwood and so successful . in this one and the fourth of the series and while work a homicide and harry encounter a bona fide vigilante at work an individual whose brand of justice parallel his own and with one exception represent whoever it be and he definitely not carry a badge . in his own inimitable way and inspector callahan have once again end up on the bad side of the department and be order to take some vacation time . so he do while a only ` dirty harry can . in a small town north of san francisco and harry find himself smack dab in the middle of a homicide case and which he quickly link to a recent murder in san francisco because of the unique m. o. employ by the perpetrator . unaccountably and harry encounter resistance from the local police chief and jannings ( pat hingle ) and who advise him to take his big city tactic and method elsewhere . not one to be deter and however and harry continue his investigation and which ultimately involve a beautiful and talented young artist and jennifer spencer ( sondra locke ) . gradually and harry discovers a link between the victim while the burn question and though and be where do jennifer spencer fit into the picture . eastwood be in top form here and both in front of and behind the camera and and it be arguably the second best of the five film series and right behind the original ` dirty harry . it have be seven year since the last ` harry offering ( ` the enforcer and 1976 ) and but eastwood step right back into the character with facility and renew vigor . and this one definitely benefit from have him in the director chair and a he be able to recapture the essence of and not only his own character and but that pirit that make these film so successful and and he do it by know the territory and establish a continuity that all but erase that seven year gap between # s 3 and 4. a with all the film he direct and eastwood set a deliberate pace that work perfectly for this material and create just enough tension to keep it interesting and involve from begin to end . the screenplay and by joseph stinson and be well write and formulate to that distinctive ` dirty harry style while the dialogue be snappy and the story itself ( conceive by charles b. pierce and earl e. smith ) be the most engaging since the original ` dirty harry and a it successfully endeavor to play upon the very personal aspect of the drama and rather than entirely upon the action . the character be well draw and convincing and and and of course and this be the film that give u one of harry best catch phrase represent ` go and ahead make my day . a harry and clint eastwood perfectly embody all of the element that make this character so popular represent he live by a personal moral code and a true individual made of the kind of stuff we envision a that of the pioneer who settle this country and make america what it be today . harry personifies that sense of freedom and justice we all strive for and hold so dear and possibly more so today than ever before . no matter who we be or where we come from and there undeniably a part of u that want to be harry and or at least have him around . ` dirty harry be an icon of the cinema and and it impossible to envision anyone but eastwood portray him while for good or bad and eastwood ` be dirty harry and without question and just a sean connery be james bond and basil rathbone and sherlock holmes . sondra locke be entirely effective here in the role of jennifer spencer and a young woman wrong and out for vengeance and or a she see it and ` justice . she manage to bring a hard edged determination lace with vulnerability to her character and with a convincing and introspective approach that be far beyond what be typical of the ` action genre . even amid the violence and locke keep her focus on jennifer and the traumatic event that have bring her to this stage of her life . her portrayal make a perfect complement to eastwood harry and and becomes and in philosophy and deed and something of his counterpart . in support role and two performance stand out represent paul drake and a mick and create the best ` psycho since andy robinson dynamic portrayal of the serial killer in the original ` dirty harry . with actually very limited screen time and drake establishes a genuinely disconcert presence that be believable and convincing and which add much to the purely visceral response of the audience . this be the guy you can not wait to see harry take care of in the end . also effective be audrie j. neenan and who make her character and ray parkins and the epitome of the proverbial ` low life and who can be find in any bar in any city . it a performance that evoke a gut level response and and it add greatly to the credibility of the film and in that it help provide that necessary sense of realism . the support cast include albert popwell ( horace ) and mark kevloun ( bennett ) and nancy parson ( mrs. kruger ) . with a perfect blend of drama and action and ` sudden impact dispenses justice that be a fulfil respite from reality while the perfect justice of a not so perfect world and that make for a satisfying cinematic experience . positive .