Requital
Requital

Requital

1992Movie90 minCantonese

A young Taiwanese man after being released from prison starts his life as a gangster. He goes to Hong Kong to do some business with the Triads.

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IMDb4.9/10
Director: Joseph MerhiGenres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Plot Summary

A former DEA agent, presumed dead, returns to Los Angeles to seek revenge on the corrupt police officers and criminals who framed him and murdered his partner. He teams up with a streetwise martial arts expert to take down the crime syndicate. The film follows his relentless pursuit of justice through a series of violent confrontations and dangerous investigations.

Critical Reception

Requital is a low-budget action film that garnered a mixed to negative reception, primarily for its predictable plot and uneven pacing. While its action sequences and martial arts choreography, featuring Cynthia Rothrock, were noted by some as highlights, the film was generally criticized for its B-movie quality and lack of originality in the crime-thriller genre. It found a modest audience among fans of direct-to-video action films of the era.

What Reviewers Say

  • Presents standard action-thriller tropes without much innovation.
  • Features notable martial arts sequences, particularly from Cynthia Rothrock.
  • Suffers from a generic plot and production values typical of low-budget 90s action films.

Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce for Requital, but those available generally reflect a sentiment that the film is a forgettable action flick with some decent fight scenes but little else to distinguish it.

Fun Fact

Cynthia Rothrock, a renowned martial artist and action star, performed many of her own stunts in the film, contributing to the authentic feel of the fight choreography.

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