Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Benedito Dias Rodrigues I really like Bronson's movies,the Stone face is great in action and is very bad with the crooks,now includes a new kind... women...which was framed by one them,funny too when he notice that the partners cop who didn't like him looks like gays...today probably such things should be politically incorrect,but in 1986 was cool...the chemistry between Bronson and Wilhoite works a lot...anyway the movie is plenty watchable the trio Bronson/Thompson/Golan Globus was in great shape!!! Resume: First watch: 1988 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7

Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW) Action movies has been Charles Bronson's forte. "Murphy's Law" is no exception. In this movie, Bronson plays Jack Murphy, a boozy cop who gets set up, and cuffed to a potty mouth female convict(Kathleen Wilhoite). First of all, Murphy has his career going down the tubes when his ex-wife become an adult entertainer. That really sends him over the edge. Unbeknownst to him, when he follows her and her new beau, someone knocked him out, grabbed his gun, and killed her and her boyfriend at her place. It turned out the person who framed Murphy is no other than Joan Freeman(Carrie Snodgrass) one of Jack's first felons. She's on a revenge streak to take out all who has put her behind bars. The only partner Murphy has is the foul mouth Arabella McGee(Wilhoite). Since one cop was working for a mob boss(Richard Romanus), Murphy goes all the way to stop Freeman any way he can. Even though that Jack had started to drink earlier, he was able to sober up to help McGee in every aspect of the situation. He did take an ax to the stomach, but Freeman ended up "axing" for trouble on her own. This movie has a lot of action and suspense, but there was enough cheese factor to make it more comedic than dramatic. Great cast though. 2 out of 5 stars

Bolesroor "Murphy's Law" is predictable Bronson 80's fare rendered unwatchable by the character of "Arabella McGee," a Tourettes-stricken six year-old in the body of an adult woman. Bronson spends most of the movie metaphorically handcuffed to McGee, his "mismatched" buddy who speaks only in grade school trash talk.Among her more pathetic insults are "dinosaur dork," "sperm bank," "booger-sucking pimple vomit," "camel-crotch," and "bug-sucking barf-brains." Any producer/writer/director who thought this sort of vulgar stupidity would be funny probably didn't make many movies after this one. It's the type of loud, offensive stunt that ruins the movie and reveals just how clueless the filmmakers are.What's the point of continuing the review? The plot, a simple revenge story, is derailed by Kathleen Wilhoite's unrelenting foulmouth, a constant reminder of the ignorance and indifference that went into this mindless Golan-Globus flop. I'm out.GRADE: FPS- If you're ever subjected to this trash be sure to stay tuned for the laughably-awful theme song during the end credits... it's the cherry on this s#it-sundae :)

Spikeopath Veteran detective Jack Murphy is a highly wanted man, after being framed for the murder of his ex-wife, he escapes and sets off in pursuit of the real killer. But Jack not only has the killer to occupy his mind, he also has the mob hoping to bring him down as well.Murphy's Law is a very enjoyable and tidy thriller, it finds Charles Bronson in a role that requires a cool veneer, that he delivers is something of a given to this particular viewer, but the unflustered nature of the character actually lifts this film above many of Bronson's other 80s efforts. The plot is simple, and some of the dialogue comes heavy with a slice of cheese, but the set pieces stand up, and here we have a female villain worthy of the title. Carrie Snodgress is the lady in question and, although underused because of Murphy's other plot strands, she puts gusto and menace into the role of the vengeful Joan Freeman. A running plot strand involving Murphy and Kathleen Wilhoite's youthful, and foul mouthed Arabella McGee, only hinders the film instead of enhancing it, tho the simmering sexual tension between the two does makes for an intriguing arc, and it definitely helps the film's finale deliver the goods with added impact. Perhaps I'm being over biased towards Bronson? But I honestly believe that this film is seriously undervalued on internet sites, enjoy it's cool leading man and take in a great female villain-even if she is sadly under written. 7/10