Review of Cleopatra Jones (1973) by Dan M — 04 Oct 2016

Dobson, starring as the titular narc and overencumbered clotheshorse, has some talent and obviously looks the part, but lacks the charisma and ferocity of Pam Grier. As for the movie as a whole, while its plot is nothing extraordinary, it has some terrific dialogue and a number of memorably colourful characters, standouts being Antonio Fargas as Doodlebug and, of course, Shelley Winters as Mommy.

Great music. Relatively high production values. Decent (but pretty much bloodless) action, though the big car chase is not very well staged. But I do love the Stingray, and those are some fine magnesium wheels.