Wet Job (1981)

Director:  Shaun O'Riordan

Writer:  James Mitchell

Composer:  Cyril Ornadel

Starring:  Edward Woodward, Russell Hunter, George Sewell, Angela Browne, Helen Bourne, Hugh Walters, Anthony Smee, Milos Kerek

More info:  IMDb

Plot:  Ten years after leaving the S.I.S., former agent/assassin David Callan is living a quiet life as the owner/operator of a militaria shop. He is forced out of retirement to participate in one final assignment.

My rating:  6.5/10

Will I watch it again?  No.

For the most part, this is pretty good.  The story and dialogue, acting, direction and editing are well done.  It's the music that is all over the place from awful to suitable.  And being how this is a British TV movie, it was shot on video which is a drag since the quality isn't on par with the quality of the product.  Woodward is excellent as the former spy, Callan, and Callan is a beast of a professional.  The way he handles the Ruskies at the end when he's got the drop on him is so good that filmmakers need to watch this brief scene to see how a pro handles a gun.  There's not over-talking the situation and dragging out the moment.  He's efficient and understands not to fuck around and to quickly turn the situation in his favor.  Anyway, this has only whetted my appetite for more Callan adventures.  WET JOB was the last of three projects Woodward did as the character, preceeded by the film, CALLAN (1974) and the series of the same name which ran for 43 episodes from 1967-1972.