Produced by Roger Corman and Ivan Reitman under the same false name, the Ilsa trilogy comes to an end with this film that has left mixed opinions among fans of this trilogy. While some consider it the best of the trilogy, others consider it the worst. This film features another alternate reality of Ilsa, but here the film is split into two parts. The first part introduces Ilsa as a GULAG commander who returns to the roots of the first film, but this part is short making it just an introduction. The second part takes place in Montreal, where Ilsa owns a brothel, but she reunites with the only surviving GULAG prisoner. You have to admit that they apparently took the concepts from the previous two films and put them into this film. The story feels more like an action-espionage thriller. There are erotic scenes and nudity, but here the number of these scenes is lower than in the previous films. There is even very little gore making this film the lightest and softest of the entire trilogy. Although the story is good, it feels like a recycling of the previous films in certain aspects, leaving aside the shocking elements that made this trilogy gain notoriety. There are some flaws in some scenes, some dialogues and even some sequences are not very coherent. Dyanne Thorne does not disappoint playing Ilsa and it is something she has never failed at in the entire trilogy. They continued to respect Ilsa's villainy and gave her a stoic rival who could have been on par with the American soldier from the first film. The action in the final battle could have given a good conclusion to the trilogy, but the ending of this film is not entirely convincing. The ending is similar to the second film, but less interesting. The definitive conclusion is that Ilsa, The Tigress Of Siberia is a film that did not contribute much to the saga, making it clear that there was no need to make a trilogy. The movie may be enjoyable without question, but to be honest, Ilsa was a great villain and her trilogy deserved a better ending. My final rating for this movie is a 6/10.
Review of Ilsa the Tigress of Siberia
