Huang jia shi jie, aka Police Assassins, aka Yes, Madam! (1985) is a fast-paced, action-oriented comedy buddy or 'budette' cop film set in the streets of Hong Kong.
Starring Michelle Yeoh and marking the debut of Cynthia Rothrock, who also becomes the first western female lead in this genre in that region up to that point.
The comedic aspect surprised me a bit, as I found myself enjoying it slightly more than being annoyed by it. Usually they are WAY over the top, but in this case it was fairly tolerable.
Standard plot but does the job well: two newly paired kick-ass cops who are using different approaches team up to take down some hard-ass criminals, while the whole chain of events is set off by small-time thieves.
The exhaustingly badass fight sequences, the editing, and the overall chemistry between Yeoh and Rothrock, and among the supporting cast, what sets this film apart and makes it enjoyable in its own category.
Also, just as one example, there was a brief scene where Rothrock's character tries to be tough and intimidate by quickly extinguishing a cigarette on a man's face, only to burn her own palm aswell and mask her pain from him behind her back. That scene caught me off guard, it's a small thing but this and some other such scenes makes the film memorable too.
Oh and that Dirty Harry reference was cherry on the top.
Anyway, it was fun 90 minutes. It's a recommend. I rate it a fierce 7/10!
Starring Michelle Yeoh and marking the debut of Cynthia Rothrock, who also becomes the first western female lead in this genre in that region up to that point.
The comedic aspect surprised me a bit, as I found myself enjoying it slightly more than being annoyed by it. Usually they are WAY over the top, but in this case it was fairly tolerable.
Standard plot but does the job well: two newly paired kick-ass cops who are using different approaches team up to take down some hard-ass criminals, while the whole chain of events is set off by small-time thieves.
The exhaustingly badass fight sequences, the editing, and the overall chemistry between Yeoh and Rothrock, and among the supporting cast, what sets this film apart and makes it enjoyable in its own category.
Also, just as one example, there was a brief scene where Rothrock's character tries to be tough and intimidate by quickly extinguishing a cigarette on a man's face, only to burn her own palm aswell and mask her pain from him behind her back. That scene caught me off guard, it's a small thing but this and some other such scenes makes the film memorable too.
Oh and that Dirty Harry reference was cherry on the top.
Anyway, it was fun 90 minutes. It's a recommend. I rate it a fierce 7/10!