Guardian Angel

I knew that the movie existed, but I never got around to watching it, as I were never much of a fan of Cynthia Rothrock. But I finally got around to watching it here in 2025, better late than never.

I didn't harbor the biggest of expectations to the movie, as Cynthia Rothrock movies tend to be cut from the same stone. But perhaps writer Jacobsen Hart and director Richard W. Munchkin had something of a surprise in wait for me here.

Writer Jacobsen Hart put together a rather bland and monotonous script for the movie. I have to admit that my attention on the narrative was fast waning as the movie trotted on and on. There wasn't much of anything overly interesting going on, aside from the occasional fight scene.

The only familiar faces on the cast list for me was Cynthia Rothrock, Daniel McVicar and Robert Miano. The acting performances in the movie were okay, despite the fact that the script was subpar.

Luckily there was a fair amount of fighting and action throughout the course of the movie, which helped keep the movie afloat and semi-watchable.

This was, however, hardly a movie that warrants more than a single viewing.

My rating of "Guardian Angel" lands on a generous four out of ten stars.

this movie has a decent story in my opinion,very good fight scenes but i was a little bit disappointed by the end of the movie.i think that it was a way better if lydie denier knew karate also or if she knew to use some weapons,her character has become more interesting too and she was a decent opponent to cynthia.i think when the director filmed the final 'battle' between cynthia&denier he wanted to finish the movie earlier so he didn't care how the end was going to be.all in all i think that fans of cynthia rothrock will be very satisfied watching this movie.it's not like 'yes,madam'! or sworn to justice but it was entertainment enough and cynthia looks awesome in this movie so my rate for this movie is a solid 8/10

This is one of the more fun Cynthia Rothrock films as her fiancé is killed by a ruthless killer who escapes prison leading her to be a hired gun to protect the next target of the ruthless killer. Not only is the main villain a female killer but the person that Rothrock has to protect is a rich playboy whom she has great chemistry with creating a great little action film with the rare romance in it. Rothrock pretty much plays the same character that you're used to, but this story has great energy and is quite entertaining and fun (although most of her films are quite fun to watch). I didn't have much hope for this film before watching it, but it turned out to be one of the better ones.

Look, Rothrock is a great martial artist, but she can't act and movies like this how why she never made it mainstream. She's fine in the fights, but the rest of the time she has a goofy smirk on her face and ruins the scenes. And this is coming from a fan, she's just not good... sorry Cynthia. The movie is so by the numbers it hurts to watch with poor direction, choreography, sets, the works. Just skip this dreck.

"Guardian Angel" could possibly be the best of Cynthia Rothrock's early 90's low-budget American martial arts flicks, IF the whole movie was as good as its first half hour: during that time we get some dynamic fights, gunplay, a car chase, two car crashes, bad girls with guns, a tight plot, etc. But after Cynthia quits the police force and becomes a bodyguard, the film becomes repetitive and starts to drag. The absolutely gorgeous Lydie Denier (who really caught my eye in a couple of "Acapulco H.E.A.T" episodes I happened to watch) playing a truly evil bi*ch is a definite plus, but the lack of a proper showdown between her and Rothrock is a disappointment. The climax is a relatively large-scale speedboats-and-helicopter chase, but most of it appears to have been done by stunt doubles and is not very exciting. (**1/2)