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IN
THE LINE OF DUTY 4
AKA:
In The Line Of Duty IV ||
Yes Madam 4 || Witness ||
In The Line Of
Duty (UK)
Year:
1989 Reviewer: Tony
Ryan
This
is by far the best of the 'In the Line of Duty' series from D
and B Films. Probably because it pairs the skill and ability
of Donnie Yen with the inimitable choreography of Yuen Woo
Ping.
Donnie
and Cynthia play detectives on a murder case under the
supervision of Michael Wong, and are all used to the best of
their abilities as the plot twists and turns between
memorable, exciting fight sequences letting Donnie dish out
the punishment from a motorbike while Cynthia gets her kicks
on a moving ambulance (no stunt double there!), as well as the
usual high power toe-to-toe action.
Michael
Woods ('Cheetah
On Fire', 'Crystal
Hunt') again provides a worthy adversary for Yen, being
more quick and flexible than you would expect a guy of his
build to be. John Salvitti wins the award for most laughable
performance, adopting ridiculous sunglasses (at night) while
showing off some silly dance-like footwork, as well as his
usual lightning kicks.
You
really feel a lot of the hits in this film which is all in
all, a hugely enjoyable action flick, jam-packed with
trademark Woo Ping fight scenes, thankfully sans wires!
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