Not a bad made-for-TV movie, certainly a lot better and with a lot more menace than many. The director shoots it like a feature film and although half of it is exposition with more than a few plodding scenes, the rest is decent. Billy Drago is a fantastic and frightening choice of villain and Yaphet Kotto a great choice to play the friend cop ally. Linda Purl's protagonist is feisty and strong enough to be worthwhile, and the whole thing has a grittiness that works in its favour.
Review of In Self Defense
