), from Las Vegas to Phoenix to testify in a minor trial. However, Mally—a sharp-tongued, college-educated prostitute—reveals she is actually a key witness against the mob and corrupt police officials. As the duo realizes they are being set up to fail, they must survive a relentless cross-country journey pursued by both the mafia and a corrupt police department. Production Highlights The Gauntlet movie review & film summary

“Not at people.”

The Gauntlet doesn’t have the iconic status of Dirty Harry or the introspection of The Outlaw Josey Wales . What it has is velocity and venom. It’s a film about two human wrecks driving into a storm of lead, refusing to play by the rules of a rigged game. Eastwood directs with a lean, mean efficiency—no wasted shots, no sentimental speeches. Locke matches him punch for punch.