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STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

Martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock enters suddenly and unexpectedly back into our lives with this standard chunk of DTV action fodder.As a Grade-D action flick,it serves it's purpose well.The plot is a little wavey and disjointed,but Rothrock is the driving force of the show.She's not just a great martial artist,but she ain't a BAD actress either,and both these assets are in equal abundance throughout.***

Another Cynthia Rothrock action film where she gets to be better than all the men and kick a lot of ass. Over the last couple months as I've delved deep down the rabbit hole of Rothrock films, I'm a little saddened that I didn't grow up with these films as I'm sure I'd be a bigger fan. I came to the Rothrock party late, but making up for it has been a lot of fun and as derivative as this film may seem (in general) it's Rothrock that makes it worthwhile. This plot has been used by just about every action film star (and it'll be used again) but if you're a fan of the featured star than a derivative plot is not why you watch the film in the first place. Rothrock seems to be having fun and the audience has fun with her and that's what keeps the film entertaining and engaging. This is a fun film that will stay with you if you're a Rothrock fan, but if you're not then it may just seem like a general action film.

Even at the age of 45, Cynthia Rothrock is a superb martial artist, but "Outside The Law" / "Never Say Die" is a mediocre vehicle for her. The plot is completely uninteresting, and the scattered fight scenes don't compensate for that, because a) they are mostly shot in too-tight close-ups, b) the editing is choppy, c) the villains don't offer much of a challenge to Cynthia. Only James Lew is introduced as a worthy opponent, but even their fight scene at the end of the movie is not as long as it should have been. There is an amusing nod to Rothrock's Hong Kong film past ("You can read Chinese?", her friend asks her - "Enough to order from a menu", she responds). Sidenote: when an action film starts with a couple discussing how many kids (and pets) they will have when they get married, you know one of them is not going to be around for long. (**)

This movie is a combination of a poorly written script, horrible acting and a cliche storyline. The cinematography is horrible. Action sequences are poorly executed and poorly choreographed. If you see this title pass it by.

If she was such a great agent. Why does she still drive a yellow truck, not change her looks. And all the bad guys only attack her one at a time. The lines are bad. Acting is worse.