Firepower (1979)

After her scientist husband (Richard Roberts) is killed before he can expose a corrupt billionaire, his widow (Sophia Loren) suggests to the Justice department that they secure the services of her ex-lover, a retired bounty hunter (James Coburn) to kidnap the reclusive billionaire who lives in the Caribbean. Directed by Michael Winner (DEATH WISH), this typical 1970s action flick has a glamorous Caribbean setting (St. Lucia, Curacao, Antigua) and lots of gunfire, explosions and a noisy jazz score by Gato Barbieri (LAST TANGO IN PARIS). So you get your money's worth there but you're cheated in the script department. The mundane dialogue and stale plot often make this a rather tiresome affair. The biggest (unintentional) laugh comes when O.J. Simpson snaps at Coburn, "Hey, I don't kill people!". Loren is gorgeous but she's too good for this kind of potboiler. With Victor Mature, Eli Wallach, Anthony Franciosa, Vincent Gardenia, George Grizzard and Billy Barty.