Mr. Majestyk (1974)

A melon farmer battles organized crime and a hit man who wants to kill him.

Action thriller with a strange premise and wildly unreal plot somehow manages to do the trick and entertain.

Halliwell*: "Violent but unexpectedly enjoyable action melodrama."

Maltin**1/2: "Above average Bronson thriller...surprisingly tongue-in-cheek script by Elmore Leonard."

The Don is Dead (1973)

After his mistress is savagely beaten up a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance.

A Godfather rip-off, not populated by any uomini d'onore at all; in fact, this endlessly violent and superfluous production does no honor to the many stars in the cast.

Halliwell (no star): "A failed attempt to cash in on The Godfather, this endless melodrama is boringly violent and totally predictable."

Maltin*1/2: "...trashy, derivative gangster saga."