Silver Hawk (2004)

Michelle Yeoh stars as the superhero Silver Hawk who protects the weak and takes down the bad guys with her martial arts skills and super gadgets. Styled and dressed beautifully, her mild-mannered alter ego is a wealthy fashion model. She makes a gorgeous superhero in a super cheesy movie, one that is safe to watch with your grandma or your kids. While there is violence there are no gruesome scenes.

Once I accustomed myself to the 20-year-old Hong Kong production values, I settled in and enjoyed this energetic romp complete with minions on bungee cords and rollerblades. The bad guy was a tall, skinny version of Dr. Evil who did everything but cackle maniacally. Silver Hawk has to save a kidnapped scientist with the help of a cop she meets on a plane, Richie Ren. The actors all looked like they were having fun and put a lot of energy into their roles as they fought with each other and the baddies.

This is not a movie for everyone because the movie is dated and comes across fairly low budget. Aside from Michelle Yeoh, the acting is sometimes not as strong as it could be from the supporting cast, but not horrible. The movie feels like a mash-up of 1970’s kung fu movies, James Bond, and Batman if Batman acted like he was actually having fun. If you can loosen your critical eye for 90 minutes it makes for some silly diversionary entertainment.

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