It's definitely more of a slowburn character study than an action flick, but that's why I liked it. I thought the relationship between the two men was fascinating and suspenseful, since the younger guy is such an ass and Bronson is clearly just looking for someone to have a connection with, making the trajectory of the plot more than a bit tragic-- and that ending was one for the ages.
As for it being "of its time"-- well, YEAH. Every movie is of its time, mirroring the sensibilities, both cultural and artistic, of its era. Movies from the 1970s tended to be more deliberately paced. Even Star Wars, considered fast-paced in its time, is "slow" by our smartphone-conditioned standards.
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