Martial Angels

Rating:
Summary: Is Clarence Ford artistically bankrupt?
Review: "Martial Angels" is a pretty obvious rip (or is that "homage"?) of "Charlie's Angels" with obvious bits of "Mission: Impossible 2" and "The Matrix" thrown in for good measure. Which is not to say that it doesn't have its charms. Indeed, how can you go wrong with such lookers as Kelly Lin, Shu Qi, Rosemary Vandenbroucke, and Rachel Ngan, to name a few? Even Sandra Ng looks pretty good as a girl, and pulls off some funny lines. But "go wrong" is exactly what director Clarence Ford does. The "action" scenes in this flick are so bad, and the talking scenes between the women so good, that Ford should have trashed the action script and just made an HK version of "Steel Magnolias." Call it "Titanium Lotuses" and he's in business.

I've come to expect (and enjoy) a certain amount of cheese from Ford, but "MA" is the cheesiest. The continuity flaws are numerous and obvious, and the "technology" so primitive and illogical, that you might wonder just how stupid Ford thinks his audience is. I expected much more from the guy who gave the world "Naked Killer." If you're a die-hard fan of any of the cast or crew, it's worth a look; but lower your expectations first.

Rating:
Summary: Not worth one star
Review: In short - this movie is just painfully bad. A few pretty girls, a nonsensical poorly executed plot, and some of the worst acting on the planet! I would be suprised, but then again it is a Hong Kong movie. It seems that the only interesting "Chinese" movies being made these days are coming out of the Mainland and Taiwan. What is wrong with HK? They just don't have an excuse!

Rating:
Summary: Not worth one star
Review: In short - this movie is just painfully bad. A few pretty girls, a nonsensical poorly executed plot, and some of the worst acting on the planet! I would be suprised, but then again it is a Hong Kong movie. It seems that the only interesting "Chinese" movies being made these days are coming out of the Mainland and Taiwan. What is wrong with HK? They just don't have an excuse!