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Outside the Law

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Cynthia Rothrock in Outside the Law (2002)
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A betrayed government agent runs for the border but risks her safety by aiding a couple being harassed by drug smugglers as the agent's pursuers search for her.A betrayed government agent runs for the border but risks her safety by aiding a couple being harassed by drug smugglers as the agent's pursuers search for her.A betrayed government agent runs for the border but risks her safety by aiding a couple being harassed by drug smugglers as the agent's pursuers search for her.
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    • Director
      • Jorge Montesi
    • Writer
      • Rob Gilmer
    • Stars
      • Cynthia Rothrock
      • Seamus Dever
      • Jessica Stier
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      • Jorge Montesi
    • Writer
      • Rob Gilmer
    • Stars
      • Cynthia Rothrock
      • Seamus Dever
      • Jessica Stier
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    • 8User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews

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    Cynthia Rothrock
    Cynthia Rothrock
    • Julie Cosgrove
    Seamus Dever
    Seamus Dever
    • Rick Michell
    Jessica Stier
    Jessica Stier
    • Rita
    Jeff Wincott
    Jeff Wincott
    • Michael Peyton
    Stephen Macht
    Stephen Macht
    • Dick Dawson
    Dan Lauria
    Dan Lauria
    • Detective Froman
    Brad Greenquist
    Brad Greenquist
    • Agent McKenzie
    Don Harvey
    Don Harvey
    • Kurt Lewis
    Petra Wright
    Petra Wright
    • Annie Madden
    James Lew
    James Lew
    • Cho Sung
    Charles Strong
    • Ken Crowley
    Alexis Garcia
    • Harry Osmond
    Jonathan Dwayne
    • Brian Downing
    Jeff Moldovan
    Jeff Moldovan
    • Bearded Thug
    Brian Tester
    Brian Tester
    • Agent Watkins
    Ernesto Morales
    • Truck Mechanic
    James Gaulding
    • Gas Station Goon
    Timothy Newman
    • Bill Poole
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      • Jorge Montesi
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      • Rob Gilmer
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    • Trivia
      Cynthia Rothrock was disappointed in the film's action content, partly because the local stunt personnel had difficulty reacting convincingly to her strikes in fight scenes. Additionally, her climactic showdown with James Lew was originally envisioned as a lengthy fight with ambitious choreography, but was significantly scaled down when the filming allotment for the scene was reduced to a matter of minutes.
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    5/10
    Distinctly (disappointingly) unremarkable action-thriller
    The best of Cynthia Rothrock's starring vehicles are those that center her martial arts skills, and the lion's share of these are deliciously blunt, over the top, ridiculous romps. 'Outside the law' does let Rothrock exercise her knowledge of martial disciplines, if not nearly as much as one may prefer. In fact, while in general this is a reasonably solid action-thriller, one big problem is that it feels like a movie anyone could have made. It feels like a movie we've seen before with someone else (probably Ashley Judd, or Jennifer Lopez), and that we'll inevitably see again, with still another cast. None of this is to say that this feature is bad, but there's no one aspect that leaps out as being particularly remarkable, or praiseworthy. You could do a lot worse - but there are plenty of other titles to check out first.

    What instances of action we do get are fun, including the climactic showdown. These scenes are nonetheless dampened somewhat by overzealous camerawork and editing which further hinders the production at large at some points. Some small inclusions don't add anything to the story, whether in the dialogue or scene writing, while characters are common and familiar for the space they inhabit in the narrative. That narrative is mostly fine as it's written, but at the climax and ending it becomes considerably more specious. James Lew's character has no meaningful connection to an antagonist except that he's been hired halfway through the runtime as extra muscle; that the noted climactic showdown is between Rothrock's Julie and Lew's Cho Sung makes it hard to care as much about the inevitable outcome. The ease with which the heroes are able to infiltrate the enemy hideout in the last stretch of the film defies suspension of disbelief, and the threads of the plot are tied together so haphazardly that the resolution is in no way satisfying.

    I don't like the way 'Outside the law' was shot and sequenced, but otherwise I think it's well made from a technical standpoint. The material requires nothing special of the cast, but they are generally fine in realizing their characters and the story. It's passably entertaining. For anything that's done fairly well, however, there's just no real spark. Once again - anyone could have made this movie. Rothrock stars - great; so what? I'd love to speak at still greater length about all the details herein, love them or hate them, but the movie just doesn't make much of an impression, nor try to. At least it helped to pay the bills for the cast and crew, so it has that going for it.

    There are many features in the world that are far worse than 'Outside the law.' Whatever it was about this to draw your attention, however, the simple fact of the matter is that there are plenty of other titles more noteworthy and deserving of your attention. Casually enjoyable, this is something best left for an extra lazy day.
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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2006 (Portugal)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Never Say Die
    • Filming locations
      • Puerto Rico
    • Production company
      • Alexander/Enright & Associates
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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