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      Martial Law

      R 1990 1h 28m Action List
      Reviews 31% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Karate-trained police officers in Los Angeles hunt a career criminal who runs a cartel-for-hire business and is also the master of a deadly technique. Read More Read Less

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      William D Okay movie that is worth watching once. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/24/23 Full Review Stephen P This is a great martial arts movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Soo corny, but Carradine is great here as the over-the-top villain. And Rothrock is a lot of fun, both with her skill as a martial artist, and her chemistry with the lead. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/10/21 Full Review Audience Member Weak direct-to-video martial arts action film is a dumb story about a couple of undercover cops, Chad McQueen and Cynthia Rothrock, taking on evil smuggler and martial arts expert, David Carradine. With the exception of Rothrock, who first made her mark on the martial arts world as a world champion and later as an actress in some now classic Hong Kong martial arts action flicks, working with the likes of Michelle Yeoh and Corey Yuen, becoming one of the few western performers to find stardom in the Asian film market. Rothrock is far and away the best martial artist on screen here and is far more interesting to see fight than McQueen or Carradine, although Carradine is the best actor of the bunch, chewing up the scenery and nearly stealing all of his scenes. There's also a fair amount of familiar Asian character actors, such as Professor Toru Tanaka, which does add to the fun, but generally speaking this is a pretty weak martial arts action flick and a rather inauspicious debut for Rothrock into the American film market. You're better off sticking with her Hong Kong films like "Yes, Madam!" or "Righting Wrongs." Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This is no Tiger Claws but it is still a good movie. This movie definitely suffers from a lack of Cynthia Rothrock. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member An undercover cop (Chad McQueen) teams up with a martial-arts expert (Cynthia Rothrock) to stop a gang of drug smugglers and car thieves. also stars Vincent Craig Dupress, Tony Longo, Jim Malinda, Andy McCutcheon, Philip Tan, Professor Toru Tanaka, David Carradine and Rick Walters. directed by S. E. Cohen. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Karate-trained police officers in Los Angeles hunt a career criminal who runs a cartel-for-hire business and is also the master of a deadly technique.
      Director
      Steve Cohen
      Screenwriter
      Richard Brandes
      Production Co
      Image Organization, Westwind Productions Inc., Lance Entertainment
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 7, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 28m
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