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The two Family of Cops Canadian co-produced TV films I,ve seen so far are serviceable vehicles for the aging Charles Bronson and both make interesting use of a number of Milwaukee settings,even though in some cases the locations were faked in several nearby Ontario cities.The sequel places an interesting stress on religion,as it involves the murder of a Catholic priest in a Easten European community,,and the main suspicion falling on a group of emigre Russian Jewish thugs.And it turns out, I don,t recall much being said about this in the first entry,that police inspector Bronson,s large family is Jewish.After the crime is finally solved,there is a charming sequence of the family gathered,complete with skullcaps,candles,chicken and challah,for a Shabbas meal.

In this next to last film for Charles Bronson and the second in the Family Of Cops series, Breach Of Faith shows an old Bronson now playing a grandfather, not unlike John Wayne in his last decade. Face it the man was 76 years old when he did this film. What were people expecting? Clint Eastwood has certainly acknowledged his age in those few times nowadays that he goes in front of the camera.

The Feins are involved with an execution style killing of a priest, someone who was of the Catholic faith went to confession that the big Russian mobster in Milwaukee is afraid the beans will be spilled. Not likely that's about to happen, but it's emphasized that Russians are paranoid and suspicious by nature, none more so than their criminals.

But I refuse to believe they would be going after the police and their families. Even they know that's asking for trouble.

Not a good one for Mr. Bronson.

Family of Cops 2 is not as good as the first cause it is slow going but the cast is excellent and the story and dialogue are top notch. Viewers be warned though this is a TV movie it contains dark subject matter, violence, vulgar language, and some sexually charged scenes as well as dialogue. I wouldn't recommend this film to most viewers cause the story revolves around children, murder, and religion. I can't stress enough how twisted and dark the story line is in Family of Cops 2 and for that reason it is hard to find an audience that would be able to sit through the entire film without being adjatate and appalled by some of the scenes. The only thing viewers need to take away from Family of Cops 2 is Paul Fein's (Charles Bronson) youngest daughter has joined the police academy. Skip this movie unless you can handle the subject matter.

I had to look it up....he was 76 when this flick was made. Maybe that explains why it never seems to really get going. Even so, Bronson makes it a 7 and worth watching.

BREACH OF FAITH, the second in the FAMILY OF COPS trilogy, is a terrible film. The plot is the same old nonsense about the Russian mafia and it exudes a terrible TV movie atmosphere where everything is played safe and there are no surprises around any of the corners.

Even worse, I was watching this for Charles Bronson alone - what other reason is there? - and he's given even less to do than in the first movie. He takes a back seat to the members of his other family, who aren't interesting in the least, and in his few scenes he seems elderly, doddering across the screen, mumbling his barely coherent lines. You feel sorry for him, remembering what once was.

Even a briefly rousing climax can't lift what's come before, and BREACH OF FAITH is utterly without merit. I can't say I'm looking forward to the final part of the trilogy...