I feel embarrassed that I slept on this classic and I am just discovering it now. You know what they say,"better late than never". Nonetheless, I really enjoyed and was very impressed with the film. Bucktown was fast paced, action packed, but also told a good story with interesting characters. Fred Williamson is the leading man and he delivers one of his best performances here. Pam Grier is Fred's love interest and is a strong woman, but is not a lady of action like she was in Coffy. This is a different character and Pam's performance was also very good. Fred Williamson comes back to Bucktown to bury his brother and keep his business going. In doing so, he finds out Bucktown is a corrupt place where the racist white police demand protection money. Fred knows he can't handle these guys by himself and calls his friend Thalamus Rasulala and he brings his group of heavies to help out his homie. In doing so by dispatching the redneck sheriff and his deputies, they see an opportunity to make some money and take the place of the corrupt white officers. This becomes a problem as the black cops strongarm the citizens of Bucktown. This builds to a violent climax and showdown between Thalamus Rasulala's gang and Fred Williamson. Thalamus Rasulala is great in his role as well. Carl Weathers gives a nice early showing as a heavy. Overall, I thought this was really well done and I really enjoyed it. I can't find a single complaint about this movie, so Bucktown comes highly recommended.
Review of Bucktown
