This is a gangster movie which takes the central figure-hardly the hero, because Carter (Michael Cane) is a brutal racketeer-out of the confines of Soho and away up north to the gangland of Newcastle-upon-Tyne...
The plot concerns Carter's efforts to discover who was responsible for the death of his brother... Against the wished of his London gang-boss he takes the train to Newcastle, and embarks upon a single-handed crusade of violence against the north-country gangsters...
"Get Carter" is a film which, in its way, is as ruthless as Don Siegel's 'Dirty Harry.' Carter is not a likable character... He is a perplexing lead character whom we never grow to care about, or even understand... He just happened to be a crook and a murderer pursuing his own private vendetta...
Memorable scenes include Caine with a shotgun ejecting a couple of thugs from his bed-and-breakfast; the car going into the docks with an unnoticed passenger in the trunk; and a mob boss taking a dive from a multi-story parking garage...
The plot concerns Carter's efforts to discover who was responsible for the death of his brother... Against the wished of his London gang-boss he takes the train to Newcastle, and embarks upon a single-handed crusade of violence against the north-country gangsters...
"Get Carter" is a film which, in its way, is as ruthless as Don Siegel's 'Dirty Harry.' Carter is not a likable character... He is a perplexing lead character whom we never grow to care about, or even understand... He just happened to be a crook and a murderer pursuing his own private vendetta...
Memorable scenes include Caine with a shotgun ejecting a couple of thugs from his bed-and-breakfast; the car going into the docks with an unnoticed passenger in the trunk; and a mob boss taking a dive from a multi-story parking garage...