Power Cop

I do not care much for stereotypes, simple dialogs, flat action or false critics.

This is, why i could only recommend everybody, who wants to spend a nice evening with a really funny, witty and action packed movie, to have a close look at this one. You might consider watching it over and over again, smooth action, nice dialogs, a good script and a lot of fun. Earlier movies with C. Rothrock took advantage of her martial arts skills, while later ones were unworthy, compared to here acting talents. This one has the right mixture, combined with an excellent male partner, up to the culminating end scene. There are only so many movies of this quality, so... judge for yourself.

Let's face it, without Rothrock this film would have been as flat as 6 month old soda pop. Rothrock added so much to this film with her lightning fast moves, great charm, and excellent scene by scene presence. No disrespect to Keach but Rothrock could have pulled this one off alone in Die Hard (ala Bruce Willis) fashion. Christopher Neame was not very engaging as the bad guy either.

It was these flaws that cost this action drama a shot at at being full blown TV series. Nonetheless, Rothrock displayed some of her finest moves. Her close-ups were very nicely done as well. Rothrock does not get the credit she deserves as an accomplished action film star. She is HUGE overseas especially in the far east. It's a darn shame that the one chance she had to do a network TV series was ruined by the film makers inability to compliment her with a good ensemble cast.

Pairing charismatic acting deity, Stacy Keach and ferociously fleet-footed action goddess, Cynthia Rothrock in this hard-hitting, punch-packed, female fronted fight flick proved to be an explosive combination! Talented filmmaker Hooks is plainly aware of the demographic he is 'shooting' for, swiftly laying on the bellicose action, the world-weary cop, Harris Stone (Stacy Keach) looks on bemusedly as his new, uncommonly feisty, high-kicking partner Charlotte 'Charlie' Heller (Cynthia Rothrock) audaciously Kung Fu's herself into a terse car showroom robbery, wherein the courageous, if not a little cavalier 'Charlie' continues to power her demonstrative presence inside, and with consummate acrobatic agility takes out the skeevey, gun-toting trash lickety split! Not long after Rothrock's bravura display of martial arts, both Harris & Heller rather brusquely find themselves on suspension, after being vociferously admonished by, Commander Toole, engagingly portrayed by the exceptionally fine character actor, Paul Winfield.

Following that deliciously adrenalized appetizer the chop-socking gets super-gnarly as our two amiably mismatched movie cops end up at a rather lavish, decidedly 'la-di-da'-looking Mall opening ceremony, and, fortuitously, before you can yell 'Yippie-Ki-Yay Mother Trucker!' they are both earlobes deep in explosive Die Hard/Under Siege territory, with the altogether awesome 'Power Cop' Charlie 'wrong placing and wrong timing' her martially majestic way through the grisly-looking gaggle of arch bad guy, James Barron's (Christopher Neame) gun-happy goons with her signature skell slaying agility!

In the appropriately named B-actioner 'Irresistible Force' the perfectly formed, panther-swift siren of skull-rocking savagery, Cynthia Rothrock once again excitingly proves herself to be a feline force to be reckoned with, displaying grace, and tremendous agility as she terminally terrorizes the terrorists as her hardline partner, Harris adds his not inconsiderable head-butting belligerence to the pugilistic proceedings! We've manifestly seen all this Gun-happy gubbinz many times before, but all too rarely is it this irresistible! The Stoic, Keach & preternaturally perky, Rothrock have a compelling onscreen chemistry, and it's long overdue that the snarky naysayers show, Cynthia Rothrock the actor some well-earned respect, while long admired as a dynamic, supremely talented martial artist, Rothrock's also a likeable, entirely credible Thespian.

What do you get when you combine Stacy Keach and Cinthia Rothrock? An explosive combination of martial arts and fine acting talent. Stacy Keach is one of my favorite actors and is a true diplomat of the art of good film making. Cinthia is the type of sweet and sassy babe perfect for her role in this movie. I myself have always been afraid of shopping malls, and this movie really played on my greatest fears in life. All I have to say is wow.

Stacy Keach plays about to retire former gung ho cop, Harris Stone, who's just looking to cruise along until retirement day. Somehow or other he ends up with Charlotte Heller as his new sidekick, which he is initially quite happy about. What trouble can she cause? Lots. She's an ex-Navy SEAL (played by real life martial arts champ, Cynthia Rothrock) and she causes plenty of trouble. However, Stacy Keach looks bored and Cynthia Rothrock looks more concerned about showing off her martial arts prowess to let the film rise above the ordinary. Stumbling from one disaster to another, they finally end up confronting a group of terrorists who have taken a hostage in a shopping mall. Where else? If you're bored out of your tree and want to waste an hour and a half of your life then watch it. Rating: 3/10