FAMILY OF COPS III

USA, 1998, 95 minutes.
Charles Bronson, Barbara Williams, Sebastian Spence, Art Hindle.
Directed by Sheldon Larry.

Family of Cops III is a routine police investigation drama, civic corruption, money laundering, murder mystery. It has a Milwaukee setting. It is the continuation of the story of the Fine family, the patriarch Paul (Charles Bronson) and his children who all work in the police force. This is routine material - entertaining telemovie police film.

1. Entertaining police drama? The working of the police? The murder mystery? Investigations? Civic corruption?

2. The Milwaukee setting, the city, homes, clubs, offices, the mayor's office? Musical score?

3. The title and the focus on the family, the role of Paul and his love for his children, the various children and their careers, Eddie and his getting out of the police force, Kate and her pregnancy? Their all working together? The finale with the gathering of the family, the Jewish traditions, the reading of the prayer?

4. The initial murder, the Chandlers, suspects? The link with the mayor? The link with money-laundering and clubs? The son and his driving to escape, his later being murdered? The daughter finding the bodies? The banks, the father going to expose the son? The daughter dating Collelo? The attempt on her life? Her thinking Collelo did the murders?

5. Paul Fine, Charles Bronson's screen presence? Investigations, possible police chief, tackling corruption within the police force? Confronting the mayor? Confronting Collelo and his criminals? The lawyer? His relationship with his children, supportive offer? His relationship with Anne, going to Collelo's club for the meal? The attempted shootings? The confrontation with the lawyer, the TV reporter, the revelation of the truth?

6. Benny and his wife, family? His investigations? Wary of his father and suspicious? Eddie and his hesitating in going through the door, the injuries to his partner? Drinking and fighting, leaving the police force, the encounter with Caroline Chandler and saving her life? Lori and her sharp tongue, work in the police force?

7. The mayor, money-laundering, campaigns? Collelo and his coming from Peru, his club? His henchmen? The confrontation in the club?

8. Police investigations, the IRS and their targeting the mayor and Collelo? The irony of the lawyer and his suspicions, the revelation that he was the killer, the chase and his death?

9. Conventional material: police and family, work and detection, corruption, violence and danger? The resolution of the case?