Dirty O’Neil is an interesting crime-drama to say the least, a bit slow early on and the central character isn’t terribly interesting, not helped by Morgan Paul who doesn’t have a whole lot of charisma.
Dirty O’Neil
(1974)
Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller, Crime
Code Red| R – 90 min. – $29.95 | March 15, 2022
Date Published: 04/29/2022 | Author: The Movieman
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Warner Bros. Studios Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.
THE MOVIE — 2½/5 |
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Plot Synopsis: Jimmy O’Neil (MORGAN PAULL) a.k.a. Dirty O’Neill is a small-town policeman with a big-time libido. On the rare occasions when his pants are on, he patrols the neighborhood and coaches the girls’ basketball team. But when three nasty hoodlums appear in his peaceful California town, Dirty wastes no time dispensing justice. Quick Hit Review: Dirty O’Neil seems like the ideal 1970s era exploitation film and while there’s some fun elements here and there, the darker aspects are difficult to sit through and the first 20-minutes are a chore that seems to the follow the day in the life of Officer Jimmy O’Neil who, for some reason, is a ladies’ man despite not really having a whole lot of charm or charisma, though Morgan Paull doesn’t have a whole lot to work with given the dialogue. He’s no James Bond in other words. There’s really not a whole lot to the movie, watchable enough I suppose but I highly doubt I’d ever want to revisit. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – ½/5 |
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Not a ton of features, only the Trailer. |
VIDEO – 4/5 |
| Dirty O’Neil comes to Blu-ray courtesy of Code Red (#196), presented in the original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer, which is from a new 2K Master. Although there is plenty of dust marks and specs that I did notice while watching, it’s still a fairly good looking picture considering what I assume was a low budget and came out almost 50 years ago. But colors are fairly well balanced and this probably looked better than it has ever had before. |
AUDIO – 3¾/5 |
| Similarly, the DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track is good, dialogue coming through the center speaker with good enough clarity although there is some minor hissing here and there. That said, this is perfectly serviceable. |
OVERALL – 2¾/5 |
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Dirty O’Neil is an interesting crime-drama to say the least, a bit slow early on and the central character isn’t terribly interesting, not helped by Morgan Paul who doesn’t have a whole lot of charisma. Even so, for those who like the 1970s exploitation dramas, this might be right up your alley. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.