Blonde Fist (1991)

Blonde Fist: Directed by Frank Clarke. With Margi Clarke, Carroll Baker, Ken Hutchison, Sharon Power. A woman attempts to escape her domestic problems by fleeing to New York in search of her father. She finds him, and also new problems, some friendship, a romance, and an unexpected career as pro-boxer, to make ends meet.

“I was reacquainted with Blonde Fist a couple of weeks ago thanks to Talking Pictures TV; I only have a vague memories of this filmu0026#39;s release back in 1991 – it was concieved, I assume, as a star vehicle for flavour of the then moment Margie Clarke, who was on something of a roll following an impressive turn on the long neglected (and unfairly so) social drama u0026#39;Making Outu0026#39;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWritten and directed by her brother, co-starring her sister, Blonde Fist soon sank without trace. Drably shot and sluggish paced, the story seems to take forever to get going; Margi Clarke tries, but she is uncomfortable as she is unconvincing in the leading role – hampered by an unfunny script thatu0026#39;s stuck between the far superior Boys From The Back Stuff, or an overlong episode of the dreadful Liverpool based situation comedy Bread, and a supporting cast of sanctimonious bullies and clichéd stereotypes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGive this one a miss – it flopped for a good reason; the only point of note is an early appearance by Stephen Graham, and a small role for veteran Scottish actress Julie Graham; both made a better u0026#39;u0026#39;fistu0026#39; of their careers than Margi ever did…and neither of them were related.”