High Voltage [1997]

All 90s action movies are roughly the same, but you have to respect the director of this film for their clear appreciation for John Woo movies without the execution. A team of three guys and a girl rob a bank but it turns out the bank is run by the Vietnamese mafia and the bank manager (played by Shannon Lee, Daughter of Bruce) is kind of a lackey of the mafia leader. She has some sexual tension with the lead robber so he promises to get her out, steal money, and kill him eventually. There are a lot of random side people, like the guy from Cobra Kai and his girlfriend, some dude in a bar bathroom with a glory hole, etc. but they are mostly just more punching bags for the final battle. At one point the token girl in the gang's boyfriend gets shot and killed so they hold a priest at gunpoint to marry her to the corpse. It's wild. Our final showdown takes place at the lead robber's Sicilian uncle's hotel. Shirts are ripped. Rooms are destroyed. The bad guys are defeated by the other bad guys. Equilibrium achieved.

Overall this movie is almost worth it, but it drags a bit. We got some really bad acting and reaction shots and other weird directing so if you have a higher tolerance for low budget 90s action, this might be worth your time.

Spoon Rating: 4