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Starring
:
Michelle
Yeoh
Michael
Wong
Henry
Sanada
Michael
Chan
Action
:
Meng
Hoi
Ko
Shou Liang
Producer
:
John
Shum
Director
:
David
Chung
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ROYAL
WARRIORS (1986)
A.K.A.
- In The Line Of Duty
Reviewed
by Tony Ryan
In
the early 1980's Michelle Yeoh starred in a string of classic
femme fatale kung fu flicks such as 'Yes,
Madam' with Cynthia Rothrock and the Indiana Jones styled
'Magnificent
Warriors'. This feature, also know as 'In The Line of
Duty', is on a par with those, showing Yeoh to be a truly able
screen fighter.
The
story here sees 3 passengers on a plane - a security guard
(Wong), an Interpol agent (Sanada) and a cop (Yeoh) stop a
hijacking in mid air, killing some of the hijackers in the
process. Unfortunately, their actions make them targets for
sworn brothers of the hijackers killed. What follows, is a
fast paced, violent actioner showcasing impressive stunts and
well executed martial arts scenes.
In
between the action, chemistry between Wong and Yeoh never
ignites the way it should, and the flow of the storyline
itself is jumpy and at times a little confusing, highlighting
the reason why we are never made to wait too long for
something to raise the pulse! Nevertheless, it is this
exciting action you should buy the movie for, and it is the
action which makes it worth watching again.
Just
scraping into the 4 star category, the ever-watchable Michelle
Yeoh produces more classic 80's action in a way only the
battling babes can!
Rating:
 
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