I have no familiarity with Mimi or her movies, but I am a HUGE fan of the action genre, particularly low-budget DTV action movies. So even though I had no idea who this actress was, she seemed to have valid martial arts credentials, which is enough to get me interested. While she does manage to deliver a pretty decent (although terribly anticlimactic) fight scene at the end of the movie, the film simply stinks.
It stinks bad.
The main reason for this: NOTHING HAPPENS IN THE FIRST HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES! I don't know whose idea it was to have so much character set-up in the first and second act, but whoever it was needs to learn Low-Budget Action Screewriting 101: No one cares about character.
Sorry, they don't.
Never have I been watching a Don "The Dragon" Wilson movie and thought, "You know what would make this film better? Exposition and character development! MORE THAN AN HOUR'S WORTH!" This should've been nothing more than a goofy, non-stop kick-fest set in the woods. Instead, they aimed too high and failed miserably.
The film is streaming on Amazon Prime, which is how I stumbled across it. Even for free, I can't recommend the film -- even to fans of the genre.
Mimi, however, was pretty good and very likable. I'll probably be checking out more of her stuff.
It stinks bad.
The main reason for this: NOTHING HAPPENS IN THE FIRST HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES! I don't know whose idea it was to have so much character set-up in the first and second act, but whoever it was needs to learn Low-Budget Action Screewriting 101: No one cares about character.
Sorry, they don't.
Never have I been watching a Don "The Dragon" Wilson movie and thought, "You know what would make this film better? Exposition and character development! MORE THAN AN HOUR'S WORTH!" This should've been nothing more than a goofy, non-stop kick-fest set in the woods. Instead, they aimed too high and failed miserably.
The film is streaming on Amazon Prime, which is how I stumbled across it. Even for free, I can't recommend the film -- even to fans of the genre.
Mimi, however, was pretty good and very likable. I'll probably be checking out more of her stuff.