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She Shoots Straight

 

Starring :

Joyce Godenzi

Tony Leung Kar Fei

Carina Lau

Yuen Wah

Sammo Hung

 

Action :

Yuen Kwai

Sammo Hung

Meng Hoi

Yuen Tak

 

Producer :

Sammo Hung

Chan Pooi Wa

 

Director :

Yuen Kwai

 

 

 

SHE SHOOTS STRAIGHT  (1990)

A.K.A. - Lethal Lady

Reviewed by Tony Ryan

After having previously had small but impressive roles in earlier films such as 'Eastern Condors', directed by husband Sammo Hung, Joyce Godenzi (often called Mina) starred in this impressive action flick as a tough cop on the trail of some violent drug smugglers. This is very reminiscent of earlier femme fatale flicks such as 'Yes, Madam' and 'Royal Warriors' just falling short of those 2 classics.

A simple and fast moving story about a tough female cops, is told with style, if not great direction, by Yuen Kwai; the director of other classic action flicks such as 'Righting Wrongs' and 'Hero'. Here he gets the best out of the whole cast, especially an inexperienced Godenzi.

Mina's more Western looks come from her Australian father, and her beauty made her a Miss Hong Kong in 1986, with Michelle Yeoh having held the same honour in Malaysia. Like Miss Yeoh, Mina had never been formally trained in martial arts so was pushed to the limit by Dick Wei in order to look good on screen. The training paid off, as she impresses almost as much as Yeoh and Rothrock did a few years earlier.

Although the film failed at the box office, which is probably more to do with her 'frowned-upon' relationship with Sammo, there is much to enjoy here as the film contains some enjoyable drama as well as neatly choreographed action. A worthy addition to the DVD rack for any fan of 80's style femme fatale flicks.

 

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Region:  2

Distributor:  Hong Kong Legends

Chapters:  22

Picture:  Letterboxed picture that is quite badly cropped in comparison to the Universe disc.  Quality wise, this is a decent effort from HKL with a noticeable improvement in the colour scheme (especially flesh tones) and detail levels as well as the removal of all print damage.  On the downside, the contrast is perhaps a little too dark in places and there is still quite a high amount of grain in evidence throughout.

Sound:  DD 5.1 Cantonese, English or mono Cantonese soundtracks with removable English subtitles.

Trailers:  Original trailer and UK promo for 'She Shoots Straight' as well as previews of 'Naked Weapon', 'Seoul Raiders', 'The Killer', 'The Master', 'City On Fire', 'Police Assassins', 'Wheels On Meals' and 'Millionaires' Express'.

Extras:  These include a Joyce Godenzi biography, a Hong Kong heroines gallery (basically a series of clips from femme fatale movies), a Sammo Hung soundbite and a Battling Babes featurette.

Screen Comparisons:  Pic 1  Pic 2  Pic 3

 

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Audio Selection

Special Features

 

 

 

Region:  0

Distributor:  Universe

Chapters:  8

Picture:  Clear, letterboxed picture, but not to the original aspect ratio. No problems with print damage or over saturated colours.

Sound:  DD 5.1 Cantonese or Mandarin soundtracks with Chinese (traditional or simple), English or Bahasa removable subtitles.

Trailers:  Original trailer plus trailers for 'To Be No. 1' and 'Tiger on the Beat 2'.

Talent Files:  Stars files for Tony Leung Kar Fei, Carina Lau and Yuen Kwai, but surprisingly not for Joyce Godenzi.

Extras:  None.

 

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Stars' Files