Mr. Ricco

I love Dean but the movie was kinda hokey but I guess it was ok

I have been wanting to see this movie for many years and it finally came out. It was worth wait. Dean Martin's last leading role is a fine-though dated-movie. Dean plays a lawyer who get a case thrown out on a technicality. Creating a lot of hard feelings with the police. Soon after, the freed man goes on a killing spree. Killing two cops-however he is seen at each shooting, leaving Ricco to wonder who is really behind these killings. The movie shows it's age, but it's only a movie and fans of Dean Martin will be very pleased with the rare serious Dean Martin movie. I also had to admit I was surprised at the ending, it makes sense but I did not see it coming. A final note, it's neat to see all the "regular" cars in the movie, Firebirds,Cameros,Mustangs,Cougars, Chargers, all just the cars of the day. Now consided classics.

This one's for Dean Martin fans only. The quality is pretty low, and the movie has the look of a made-for-TV production. The plot is totally ridiculous. Made in the early 1970's, it was obviously trying to capitalize on the emerging "Blaxplotation" trend, with bad guy, white racist cops and thugs doing all the criminal work. Dino is rather miscast as a crusading attorney who gets a guilty man off, and runs afoul of the resentful cops. it stretches credulity that his best friend, played by Eugene Roche (probably best remembered for his dishwasher soap commercials), is a high ranking police detective. . Thalamus Rasulala and Philip Thomas (later of Miami Vice) play a black radicals, and gorgeous Denise Nicholas (Room 222) provides some "eye-candy" scenes. Dino has a knock-down, drag-out fight with Rasulala that isn't half bad, by professional wrestling standards,that is. Martin was a professional boxer before he entered show business, but he'd obviously lost his moves. Dino was at the end of the resurgence of his career when he made this one, and sort of sleepwalks through the role. He just looks plain tired. The ending is so far fetched and ridiculous that it borders on being a parody. It's too bad this marked the final leading movie role for Dino, because it was not a good way to go out. None of the Rat Pack really did well in their later choices of movie roles, and Martin's best role was playing himself on his variety show. This one is for hard core Dean Martin fans only.

Dean Martin's last film as a leading man. This film is a time capsule of the San Francisco Bay area during the early 1970's.. A tightly wound suspense film with an excellent performance by Mr. Martin. Martin plays tough, experienced attorney Joe Ricco who spends his days defending people against the police machine. After he successfully defends a murder suspect against tampered evidence, someone suddenly starts taking shots at him....It's a good solid movie reminding us why we loved Dino. He's always the right guy at the right time.

There was a glimpse of sadness and regret in Dean Martin's performance that I found very compelling in Mr. Ricco. This film has been given a bad rap by some Amazon reviewers and I just found Dean's acting to be very real and honest. I only wish that he and Jerry Lewis along with Frank Sinatra would have made that Peter Bodanovich gangster, hustler comedy back in 1976. It almost happened. It would've been great and different for Martin & Lewis as actors. It would have been wonderful. So sad and to bad it never happened but almost did.

Not a great film, but it was a typical 70s crime drama movie. If you're a Dean Martin fan it's worth watching because Dean looks great in this flick and it seems like he' s playing himself more than he's playing the character Joe Ricco, and because of that, I found some of the scenes pretty amusing.

A film of its time but none the less entertaining, takes you back to those days. Well acted by all the cast. Dean Martin remains his calm self, manages to convince the viewer of his role. A versatile entertainer.

I'm a big "Dino" fan, so I was not disappointed. He made better films but if your a fan of Deans you ought to watch this one, if for no other reason,you can tell fellow Martinites you did see it

DEAN MARTIN WAS OLD IN THIS. WORTH A WATCH IF U LIKE HIM. I CAN C WHY IS NEVER HEARD OF IT THO'

I am very pleased with the film Dean Martin carried it off verywell I am a dean Martin fan and I highly recommend this film

I enjoyed the movie. I am a huge Dean Martin fan and he always amazes me with his talent. I highly recommend this movie.

リージョンフリーのDVD-Rですので、我が国のレコーダーでも鑑賞可能。但し、日本語字幕はありません（英語字幕もなし）。特典映像は劇場用予告編のみ。画質はイマニです。本作は日本では全くソフト化されていないので、鑑賞するには本ソフトを購入するしかありません。私は内容に期待せず興味本位で購入しました。ディーン・マーティンにとって最後の主演作でありながら日本では未公開。しかもソフト化さえされていない点からこの人の日本での不人気ぶりが伺える。元々は大物人気歌手で人気に肖って映画にも出演し始めた、良く有るパターンの1人だが、外見からしてどう見ても日本で人気が出るタイプじゃない。おそらく今の若い人は誰一人としてこの人の事は知らないだろうし、私の様な初老の洋画ファンだって『この人の代表作は？』と尋ねられても『うーん、何だっけ！？』としか答えられないだろう。一応私は「サイレンサー」シリーズのDVDを全て揃えている（レヴュー済み）が『007シリーズをパロったくだらないシリーズだったなぁ』との記憶しかない。ファンには申し訳ないが、まぁそんな人の犯罪アクション映画だから余り期待せずに鑑賞したが、期待を裏切らない？お粗末な作品となっている。正直言って買う前に調べておけば良かったと後悔するほど、アメリカでの批評は悉く酷評されている。『金の無駄使い』とか『無気力で平凡なメロドラマ』などなど。一応DVDパッケージに記された内容を参考にしてストーリーを簡単に書くとサンフランシスコの弁護士ジョー・リッコの努力によって殺人犯フランキー・スティールが無罪となって釈放される。その後2人の警官が殺される事件が起こり、スティールの仕業であるかのような証拠が色々と残される（例えばワザと目撃されるような行動を取るなど）。スティールを無罪放免させてしまったリッコも非難を浴びるが『こりゃどうもおかしい。誰か他に犯人がいるはずだ』と睨んだリッコは、自ら捜査を始めるのだったぁぁぁぁぁ！まぁこんな感じですね。最後の最後まで真犯人は解りませんが、それでもツマラナイです。クライマックスのパーティー会場での銃撃戦はマズマズ迫力ありますが、逃げる犯人の背後から追いかける警察官が銃撃しても弾が当たらないのには興醒めします。犯罪アクション物ですから、アクションシーンはそれなりにありますが、同じサンフランシスコを舞台にした「ブリット」や「ダーティハリー」シリーズと比べても数段見劣りします。監督の力量の差が原因かと思われますが、そもそもディーン・マーティンはアクションしてません。殆どスタントマンに任せてます。私はジャン＝ポール・ベルモンドこそアクションスターの鏡だと思っているので、個人的には『アクションシーンが撮れないのならアクション映画には出るな』と言いたいです。お年を召したら動けなくなるのは重々承知してますが、それでも役者としてのプライドが有るのなら、もうチョット何とかして欲しいもんです。