Outside the Law (2002)

Outside the Law: Directed by Jorge Montesi. With Cynthia Rothrock, Seamus Dever, Jessica Stier, Jeff Wincott. A betrayed government agent runs for the border but risks her safety by aiding a couple being harassed by drug smugglers as the agent’s pursuers search for her.

“Even at the age of 45, Cynthia Rothrock is a superb martial artist, but u0026quot;Outside The Lawu0026quot; / u0026quot;Never Say Dieu0026quot; is a mediocre vehicle for her. The plot is completely uninteresting, and the scattered fight scenes donu0026#39;t compensate for that, because a) they are mostly shot in too-tight close-ups, b) the editing is choppy, c) the villains donu0026#39;t offer much of a challenge to Cynthia. Only James Lew is introduced as a worthy opponent, but even their fight scene at the end of the movie is not as long as it should have been. There is an amusing nod to Rothrocku0026#39;s Hong Kong film past (u0026quot;You can read Chinese?u0026quot;, her friend asks her – u0026quot;Enough to order from a menuu0026quot;, she responds). Sidenote: when an action film starts with a couple discussing how many kids (and pets) they will have when they get married, you know one of them is not going to be around for long. (**)”