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Satin Steel

1994

Director: Tony Leung Siu-Hung

Stars: Jade Leung, Anita Lee, Kenneth Chan, Russell Wong

Similar to Lethal Weapon, Jade Leung plays a suicidal cop who is paired with a straight-laced inspector (Anita Lee, who is admittedly much younger and better looking than Danny Glover) as they attempt to bring down an arms smuggler. So you can probably guess that the plot and script of this Malaysian quickie are pretty bad. Case in point: the smuggler is supposed to be a major Mafia kingpin, but he's played some European guy that looks like William Regal from the WWF and is named "Mr. Fowler" -- hmmm, okay. At least they had the decency to dub him over so we wouldn't have to deal with yet another supposed American that talks with a thick German accent.

But Jade Leung looks really good in both the T&A parts (though she never reveals her "points") and the action bits, of which this movie has both in abundance, which makes Stain Steel worth a viewing. Though its' problems (mostly due to the very low budget) prevent it from becoming a true classic, there's plenty of babes, bullets, and general fun and mayhem to be had in here which should provide good entertainment for fans of the genre.

RATING: 6.75

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