Raw Deal (1986)
Looking for some straightforward revenge tale? 'Raw Deal' has got you covered. It's not Arnold Grand Cru but as is always the case with the man, even his lesser films are still a hoot to watch. This was the last film Arnold did with Dino de Laurentiis, as he wanted out of the contract and sometimes it does show a bit, as you can feel he is going through the motions, but it has one heck of a shootout near the end that redeems the slower pace. Arnold is Mark Kaminsky, a former FBI-agent who got 'demoted' due to excessive violence and who is now sheriff in some backwater town. He is bored to death and his wife doesn't help, as she is constantly lamenting the fact that they don't live in New York anymore. When the son of a former friend and colleague at the bureau gets killed by mobsters, this man turns to Mark to help bring down the mob boss Luigi Patrovita and thus avenge the son. Of course Mark agrees, because he wants some more excitement. Just a little s...
