INTENT TO KILL
A film review by Ken Johnson
Copyright 1993 Ken Johnson
1:35, NC-17, Action, 1993 Director: Charles Kanganis Cast: Traci Lords, Angelo Tiffe, Scott Patterson, Louis A. Perez, Sabrina Ferrand, Michael Foley, Sam Travolta, Vinnie Curto, Elena Sahagun, Kevin Benton, Yaphet Kotto
The Columbian Cowboys, a gang of drug dealers, are trying to regain some lost dope. They are slaughtering people all over the city to get the dope back. Traci Lords, a non-conformist cop, unofficially goes after The Columbian Cowboys to try and stop the blood bath.
INTENT TO KILL has just recently been released on P.M. video cassette. This is a good film for those of you who tend to enjoy B movies, but don't mind a considerable amount of violence. The special effects for the film aren't the best, but the poor special effects doesn't detract too much from the film. On a scale of zero to five, I give INTENT TO KILL a four. INTENT TO KILL is rated NC-17 for explicit language, graphic violence, and adult situations.
The cast for this film, for the most part, is quite good. Traci Lords (A TIME TO DIE [1991], CRY-BABY), the underage porn actress who shocked many people when she was revealed several years ago, has starred in a series of quality films that prove that she can really act. This film is one of them. She does a very good job in this film proving that she can handle dramatic roles. Yaphet Kotto (ALIEN, MIDNIGHT RUN) is great as Lords's captain. He brings life to any character that he takes on. The actor in the cast that I was least impressed with is the person who plays the psychotic member of the Columbian Cowboys. His acting isn't very convincing and I think that he could have been better cast.
I don't know why this film received an NC-17 rating. It didn't seem to have anything worse than the film MARKED FOR DEATH, which received an R. Don't let the NC-17 rating scare you away because you will be missing a great film.
The premise behind this film has been done many times before, and, unfortunately, this film is also very predictable. However, the film is still enjoyable to watch. I suggest that you attempt to see this film before it disappears.
-------- Ken Johnson blj@mithrandir.cs.unh.edu
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