Though 'Sister Street Fighter (1974)' certainly isn't a masterpiece, the film delivers the goods in all the right places. It's a schlocky Kung fu fest with a funky seventies soundtrack and an over-abundance of crash zooms. The flick is fun when it lets its heroes do what they're best at: kicking butt. Everything in-between is average, at best. The generic narrative is barely strong enough to hold the action together. In fact, the affair is chock full of plot holes, from small continuity errors to gaping logical inconsistencies, and several scenes just end seemingly out of nowhere. The whole thing also feels quite slow despite its short run-time. However, none of that really matters all that much. Though the experience isn't close to the best in its genre, it's still enjoyable and energetic. Its final movement pushes things to a whole new level, accentuating its disregard for realism with a parade of of surprisingly gory kills and ridiculous levels of blood spray. In a welcome move, it also injects a little bit of emotional weight into proceedings. It's not going to make you cry or anything, but it makes sure you want to see the protagonist succeed. For what it is, it's quite good. Plus, it's always nice to see a strong female protagonist, especially in a martial arts movie from the seventies. 6/10
Review of Sister Street Fighter
