China O'Brien II (1991)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Robert Clouse

Writers:

Craig Clyde (writer)
James Hennessy (writer)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

This time China O'Brien has trouble with a dealer who puts a prize on her head because she had spoiled an important drug deal of his...

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Drug Dealer | Second Part | Sequel | Based On Novel

Cast

Cynthia Rothrock	...	China O'Brien
Richard Norton	...	Matt Conroy
Keith Cooke	...	Dakota
Frank Magner	...	Frank Atkins
Harlow Marks	...	Charlie Baskin
Tiffany Soter	...	Jill Atkins
Tricia Quai	...	Annie Atkins
Donré Sampson	...	Omar (as Don Re Sampson)
Gary A. Rogers	...	Vargas
Douglas Caputo	...	Kurt
Billy Joe Allgood	...	Snow
Jaren Harbrecht	...	Jake
James Horrocks	...	Jimmy
J.R. Clover	...	Chester
Cindy Clark	...	Lucille

Runtime:

Germany:92 min | Spain:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:18 | USA:R

Company:

Fred Weintraub Productions

Movie Connections:

Follows China O'Brien (1990)

A brief review of "China O'Brien II"

International female Karate sensation Cynthia Rothrock has never made a perfect movie in her 20+ years as a high-kicking, "B"-movie martial arts maverick. In all likelihood, especially now in today's time, it doesn't seem like she'll ever make a "perfect movie." Of course, for the longest time she was probably the most well-known female American martial arts champion to make a name for herself in the movies. "China O'Brien II" is a sequel to the 1990 first film, and has Rothrock returning as the title character, the sheriff of a small Midwestern town who has to deal with an escaped convict who has ridden into town and puts a price on her head when she foils his latest drug scheme. Together with a fellow Karate champ (Richard Norton) and an Indian biker ("Reptile" Keith Cooke), they set about making sure the bad guys get the proper punishment. "China O'Brien II" has three things going for it that really make it even worth viewing as a rental: Rothrock, director Robert Clouse, and producer Raymond Chow; the names Robert Clouse and Raymond Chow should be ringing bells because they collaborated in 1973 on the greatest martial arts movie ever made, "Enter the Dragon," which starred the late, great martial artist to top them all off, Bruce Lee. With such a collaboration behind "China O'Brien II," you wouldn't expect cinematic gold like "Enter the Dragon," but you would expect something better than what we get here. Rothrock is not a particularly good actress (and neither are many of the other performers, I'm sorry), but I guess her biggest saving grace are her phenomenal fighting skills, and that is when she (and the film as a whole) is at her best. With such strong talent involved in the production of this film, "China O'Brien II" probably would not have become a classic, but it could have been something much more memorable.

3/10