Review of Cleopatra Jones (1973) by Matthew C — 02 Feb 2010
In spite of some pretty good production values, and a few cool scenes, this is not one of the better Blaxploitation films I've seen. Tamara Dobson plays the title character, an international woman of mystery, brought back to her home town when evil drug dealing Shelley Winters attacks her favorite charity.
Winters is at her repulsive best, and her goofy, greasy haired assistant Tony is great. But Dobson is kind of dull in the lead, and her martial arts are about as convincing as latter day Steven Seagal.
I kept wanting more Bernie Casey, who is woefully underused. This feels like it could have easily been better, but something is missing.
This review of Cleopatra Jones (1973) was written by Matthew C on 02 Feb 2010.
Cleopatra Jones has generally received mixed reviews.
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