111 minute running time so about 20 minutes too long … gritty early 70s Newcastle, Michael Caine as tough guy, a hit man for the London mob who travels back to the north to investigate and then avenge his brother’s murder … about the criminal class, pornography, and there’s some humor in this to leaven the violence, which is always good. Shock ending. If they had shaved off 20 minutes then this would be a recommended movie, but it runs too long so I have to give it a yellow rating. John Farr recommends it though.