This movie admittedly does lack some of the blockbuster luster of elevated production quality; there is some lack of a seamless flow, neither groundbreaking action effects, nor deeply intriguing writing and investment in each of the characters. However, I found it created nice "cigarette break" experience from the 90's.
The version I found (which was difficult) was VHS. The music, clothing, style, and dialogue were all somewhat nostalgic for me. It seems like a movie I might have browsed past in a video rental store, when we had those.
The thing that surprised me most was that the main character seems to bear some uncanny resemblance to the character "Trinity" from "The Matrix" from only one year later. The darkly pretty assassin-reaper operates with little show of passion, yet with precision, professionalism, and style with her all black attire in leather trench-coat and two pistols. Although, she still displayed a very human character.
The action isn't quite as intense; nowhere near movies like "Diehard" or "Hard Boiled" for example, but the "Gun-kata" and some of the feel of shootouts seems to still have some relevance in the genre. I appreciated seeing the shells ejected and the reloads. I was almost certain "Keanu Reeves" was going to join in at some point. There are some tense moments, which have been criticized as cheesy and too implausible, but I did not find them so. The ending was very satisfying for me, both in story and action, leaving me wishing it was longer.
The version I found (which was difficult) was VHS. The music, clothing, style, and dialogue were all somewhat nostalgic for me. It seems like a movie I might have browsed past in a video rental store, when we had those.
The thing that surprised me most was that the main character seems to bear some uncanny resemblance to the character "Trinity" from "The Matrix" from only one year later. The darkly pretty assassin-reaper operates with little show of passion, yet with precision, professionalism, and style with her all black attire in leather trench-coat and two pistols. Although, she still displayed a very human character.
The action isn't quite as intense; nowhere near movies like "Diehard" or "Hard Boiled" for example, but the "Gun-kata" and some of the feel of shootouts seems to still have some relevance in the genre. I appreciated seeing the shells ejected and the reloads. I was almost certain "Keanu Reeves" was going to join in at some point. There are some tense moments, which have been criticized as cheesy and too implausible, but I did not find them so. The ending was very satisfying for me, both in story and action, leaving me wishing it was longer.