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Slow and uneven start. The directing is uninspired. Some of the music choices are downright silly. At points, I wasn't sure if they were going for a comedic effect or not. I almost turned it off.

However, the middle section picks up in quality. The plot becomes a bit more interesting. Barbara Steele appears. Her performance is one of the best in the film, but that's not saying much. This is a far cry from her best work.

Toward the end of the film, the quality began to deteriorate again. The climax will be disappointing for those of you going into the film expecting to see Terror-Creatures. What was the point of it all?

At the end of the day, you can skip this one. Even the director, Massimo Pupillo, refused to put his name on the finished product... ouch!

A highlight of the film is that star, Wings Hauser, sings the opening (and closing) song, "Neon Slime." It's a whole lot of 80s fun!

Wings Hauser also plays the villain and appears to have a lot of fun with the role. His menacing and over-the-top performance brings energy to the film.

Season Hubley does well as a sex worker/undercover sex worker. I didn't care for Gary Swanson as the hero/cop on the case. He didn't have the acting range needed for some of these scenes. The rest of the cast was hit or miss. Some of them were pretty bad.

I also had a problem with the pacing of the film. It started out fairly strong. The whole middle section was a snoozefest. Poor Season Hubley was not given much to do, but they still filmed her anyway - wandering around the city, meeting with clients, and not doing much to advance the plot. Finally, in the last 10 minutes or so, the main characters reunite for the climatic fight which was mostly kind of dumb.

The film feels mostly nihilist, misogynistic, and cringe. At the end of the day, you can safely skip this one.

Classic Samuel Fuller Film, which stars Constance Towers. She is the main reason to watch this film. She carries the whole movie. Very strong performance. The other actors are hit or miss. Some of the performances are bad. Anthony Eisley plays the local sheriff. Michael Dante plays Constance Towers' love interest. There are some twists here, so I won't give anything away.

The other highlight of the film is a haunting rendition of the lullaby Little One (Mommy Dear). (a cover of the original titled "Little Boy and the Old Man"). It really sticks in your bones.

As far as the cons: the editing is terrible in some places. The ending could be improved upon with different dialogue.

At the end of the day, this is worth checking out.