here be a film whose quality and appeal and much like sylvester stallone rocky and may be overshadow by a seemingly endless line of inferior sequel . but death wish be a real crowd pleaser fill with emotion and drama and action and suspense . it the story of paul kersey and a family man ( and former conscientus objector in korea ) whose wife and daughter fall victim to a brutal attack at the hand of unknown thug . yet kersey doesn not get mad and he get even a a one man judge and jury and executioner against those who prey on the innocent . bronson deliver an underrated performance in a movie that constantly ask the viewer and what would you do .