![]() ![]() The film is an enjoyable ride, especially for those of us who love Hong Kong action movies. It's all in good fun, even with the pile of dead bodies that accumulate. Meanwhile, when the robbery breaks out, all the male police officers are killed and/or tied up - or, killed and then tied up - leaving the remaining women to save the day with their weaponized antics. The fashion show gives an excuse for the women to dress up and do their best to sashay down the runway. The individual characters are assigned one trait each, which keeps things simple, and allows director Wellson Chin to keep things bopping along at an invigorating pace, leading up to an extended third-act action sequence, in which a murderous squad of criminals endeavor to rob a jewelry fashion show. The intensity kicks up a big notch when Interpol agent Cynthia Rothrock arrives to lend a hand, and the women take their training even more seriously. The training exercises often become highly competitive, but not so much as to discourage anyone from visiting the local roller-skating rink for more hijinks every night. None of the men take the women seriously as police officers and/or individuals capable of doing the elite work and carrying out the responsibilities required, but, nonetheless, they would like to date them. Much of the running time consists of training exercises, conducted at the same time as a squad of men are receiving their training at the police academy. This is not exactly what Madam Wu (Sibelle Hu) had in mind when she proposed it to her uncle, who is also the department's top cop. ![]() Hearkening back to the glory days of modern Hong Kong action cinema (mid-1980s to mid-1990s), The Inspector Wears Skirts, directed by Wellson Chin and starring Sibelle Hu, Kara Wai, Ellen Chan, Sandra Ng and Cynthia Rothrock, popped up in my latest visit to the Midnight Pulp streaming service and instantly drew me, thanks to its opening action sequence.Īfter that, the film plays more like a comedy with action, rather than a comic action film, following the decision to form an all-female squad to complement all-male tactical squadrons. ![]()
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