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Cast:
Cynthia
Khan
Michiko
Nishiwaki
Hiroshi
Fujioka
Stuart
Ong
Action:
Yuen
Cheung Yan
Yuen
Shun Yi
Producer:
Stephen
Shin
Director:
Brandy
Yuen
Arthur
Wong
Score:
 
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IN
THE LINE OF DUTY 3
AKA:
Yes Madam 2 ||
In The Line Of Duty III
Year:
1988 Reviewer: Tony
Ryan
Made
in the same year, and with much of the same team (except Yuen
Woo Ping) as 'Tiger
Cage', this film is a slight disappointment.
Cynthia
Khan made her ITLOD debut here and seems to be a little ill at
ease with trying to carry the film single handedly. This shows
not only in her acting, but also her early fight scenes, which
she tackles with far more accomplishment and vigour in the
superior sequel. However, this flick still has a lot to offer.
Firstly, fan favourite Michiko Nishiwaki tackles one of her
meatier roles and comes across a lot better than in other
films such as 'Beyond
the Law' or 'Outlaw
Brothers', while many fans will also want to take this
opportunity to see her naked in a short, yet fairly graphic
sex scene.
The
plot is textbook stuff focussing mainly on the 80’s
favourite revenge storyline, which only acts to give the cast
an excuse to kill and chase each other. Many of the fight
sequences are powerful and realistic, and there is a good
balance between cinematic choreography and outright simple
bloodshed. While not as action packed, or as choreographically
slick as 'ITLOD
4' or 'Tiger Cage', it features stronger acting
performances from most of the cast (except Cynthia!) and
should fit well between the other films in the series and is a
must have for both 80’s action lovers and fans of the femme
fatales.
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