directorstar clint eastwoods sudden impact intriguing addition dirty harry series  combination crude filmmaking genius mediocre silly parts brilliant classic others compelling gripping pacing numerous echoes first film  shoot em make day scene recalls do feel lucky one one villains viscerally repugnant first films scorpio actor played minor baddie first one returns harrys partner  name fewbr br harry callahan still odds higherups department still mean still tough hes older wearier constant conflicts superiors metaphor inner conflict  respect reverence law versus desire serve pure spirit justice two things always compatible incompatibility underlying theme series first film posed simple question what victims rights  do outweigh criminal vice versa depends films answer controversial prompting sequel the highly enjoyable magnum force set draw line harrys brand justice pure heartless vigilantism dirty harry like many clints roles personification vengeance protector defenseless movie however brings back victim case jennifer portrayed sondra locke decides avenge rape nowincapacitated sister ruthlessly hunting ritualistically executing men and one woman committed crimebr br without going playbyplay whole movie say  mentioned earlier sudden impact echoes first film  actually also sprinkles little references injokes whole series the confusion concerning captains last name example  intentional prank believe relationship callahan jennifer neat  rogue cop hero found soulmate lady vigilante vigilante victim justifiably standing sisters tarnished rights exchange two end film poetic denouement series one personally as fan found quite moving last scene alone makes sudden impact legitimate climax dirty harry collection perfect answer conflict posed first film not knock the dead pool  excellent movie relatively lighthearted suspenseful yet comic thriller featuring harry callahan rather characterdefining film like onebr br this movie well theaters  audiences reagan era found harry ilk quite appealing president frequently quoted go ahead make day