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\"\"<\/a>10 to Midnight<\/em><\/strong> may not be top-quality Charles Bronson though story wise, the writing, even my personal qualms of a detective doing what he does, is far stronger than Death Wish<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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10 to Midnight
\n<\/span>\u2014 Collector’s Edition \u2014<\/span>
\n(1983)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Crime
\nShout Factory | R \u2013 102 min. \u2013 $39.93 | January 22, 2019<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 01\/10\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>J. Lee Thompson
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>William Roberts (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis, Geoffrey Lewis, Wilford Brimley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentaries, Interviews, Still Gallery, Radio Spots, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>32.66 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>42.55 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Note: <\/strong>This review does contain some MAJOR PLOT SPOILERS<\/strong>, so reader beware.<\/p>\n

Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Imagine a movie where Paul Kersey from Death Wish<\/em> got a badge. You would get 10 to Midnight<\/em><\/strong>, a movie starring Charles Bronson as police detective Leo Kessler who is hunting down a serial murderer, stabbing several women while in the buff. However, the killer, Warren Stacy (GENE DAVIS), is elusive and when no evidence exists to put him away, Kessler does all he can, including planting evidence no less, to take him down, especially when Stacy sets his sights on Kessler\u2019s daughter (LISA EILBACHER).<\/p>\n

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Review: <\/strong>Generally, I enjoy Charles Bronson\u2019s movies. No, he\u2019s not some amazing actor or anything but he brought a certain gravitas to any of his roles from his violence vigilante in the aforementioned Kersey character in the Death Wish<\/em> franchise to his part in the Western ensemble, The Magnificent Seven<\/em> and the war-drama, X-15<\/em>. Here, I did like him but when Kessler actually plants the blood evidence, it was a bit hard to emphasize with the character, even though yes Stacy was indeed the killer. And then we get to the finale, gun drawn on the Stacy and, having been (rightfully) fired, performs vigilante justice… then credits role leaving out the part Kessler likely would\u2019ve been arrested and charged at the very least for second degree murder.<\/p>\n

In any case, the supporting cast was pretty decent. Andrew Stevens was good as Bronson\u2019s rookie and morally-centered partner while Lisa Eilbacher (was the female lead in Beverly Hills Cop<\/em>) was a lot of fun, playing well off of both Stevens and Bronson.<\/p>\n

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10 to Midnight<\/em><\/strong> is hardly perfect and as crime-dramas go, is probably most notable for being fairly violent with some graphic nudity thrown in. It was helmed by J. Lee Thompson (Happy Birthday to Me<\/em>) and through his career, worked with Bronson a total of nine times (including Death Wish 4<\/em> and his final film, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Despite my issues with the Kessler character on moral grounds, there was a decent amount of entertainment in this brutal 1980s-era crime-drama, if only to see Bronson\u2019s intensity facing off against Gene Davis\u2019s utterly crazy and admittedly brave performance. If you haven\u2019t seen this movie before, and are a fan of Bronson, this is well worth checking out.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release from Shout\u2019s Scream Factory line includes a matted slip cover<\/strong> and the interior cover is reversible revealing the film\u2019s original poster artwork. All of the features that were on the (sold out) Twilight Time release are available here as well.<\/p>\n

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