Ms. 45 (1981) 6/10

I'm not a fan of Abel Ferrara. I didn't like the driller killer and i hated bad lieutenant. I picked up Ms.45 hoping my opinion might change. It did...a little.

Ms.45 is, you guessed it, set in New York. A young mute girl who works as a seamstress is brutally raped twice on her way home. Her second assailant, she kills and takes his gun, a .45. From this moment on she fears all men and kills any who get to close. Soon she becomes the predator and she prowls the streets looking for men to kill.

The film is very low budget but works very well. It doesn't need to have huge production values. Its about the gritty streets of New York and accomplishes that terrifically. The fact that the main character can't talk, for me, slowed the picture down, even thought it has a very short run time. The film is the height of nihilistic film making, which was hugely popular in the late 70s and early 80s. Nothing good happens. The character kills for the sake of killing, shooting good men and bad. There is no happy ending or plucky detective hot on her trail. Just senseless slaughter. Check it out if that sounds like you're style.

Nudity-none

Gore-mild/medium

Overall - 6/10