SHE SHOOTS STRAIGHT is another winner from director Corey Yuen and another instalment in the hugely popular girls-with-guns sub-genre of action films from Hong Kong. This one stars Mrs. Sammo Hung herself, Joyce Godenzi (perhaps best known for her supporting role in EASTERN CONDORS) playing a cop on the trail of some Vietnamese refugees with a fine line in robbery and murder. Godenzi contends with a goofy husband (the likable Tony Leung), a rubbish superior, Sammo himself in support, and lots of jealous female family members.
This is very much an action film with the emphasis on the action. There's a whole lot of shooting and chasing going on, and Godenzi shows herself to be up to the job, rivalling the likes of Cynthia Khan at times. The martial arts sequences are kept quite brief but the film has a very fast pace and plenty of violent incident to enjoy. I was particularly delighted to find that Yuen Wah once again plays the villain and burns up the screen with his presence alone. There's a slow fifteen minutes in the middle of the film where everyone wallows in grief interminably, but the rest is thoroughly entertaining.
This is very much an action film with the emphasis on the action. There's a whole lot of shooting and chasing going on, and Godenzi shows herself to be up to the job, rivalling the likes of Cynthia Khan at times. The martial arts sequences are kept quite brief but the film has a very fast pace and plenty of violent incident to enjoy. I was particularly delighted to find that Yuen Wah once again plays the villain and burns up the screen with his presence alone. There's a slow fifteen minutes in the middle of the film where everyone wallows in grief interminably, but the rest is thoroughly entertaining.