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- 1991
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 1991
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
Summary An expert in "kenpo" karate avenges his Koreatown friend, slain by a mobster in Los Angeles.
Directed By: Mark DiSalle
Written By: David C. Wilson
- 1991
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 1991
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
The Perfect Weapon
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Summary An expert in "kenpo" karate avenges his Koreatown friend, slain by a mobster in Los Angeles.
Directed By: Mark DiSalle
Written By: David C. Wilson
Where to Watch
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Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
35
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
60% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
It's not perfect, but PERFECT WEAPON at least furnishes action aficionados with a hero who has a life beyond the floormat of a kung fu school. Speakman may augur a new breed of action hero--a 90s kind of fella who's survived both martial arts classes and sensitivity training sessions. Men will be enthusiastic over his fast footwork; women will be impressed by his ability to carry on an intelligent conversation.
It's got a little kick to it.
The Perfect Weapon is functional, but as formula-bound as they come. [16 Mar 1991, p.C5]
A macho fantasy of physical control, grace and invincibility in which women are all but absent.
A karate movie so devoid of inner substance that it threatens to suck all known life on planet Earth into the void at its center. [20 Mar 1991]
We're subjected to 80 minutes of butt- kicking -- most of it contrived and flatly staged -- in Speakman's embarrassing debut, The Perfect Weapon. [19 Mar 1991, p.C5]
During the fight scenes, it sounds as if a hundred watermelons were being clobbered at once. Other than that, it’s business as usual, with the all-American Speakman proving the most generic vigilante this genre has spawned yet.
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