Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
Reviewed by: mpongpun on 2002-09-03
This is a Shaw Brothers co-production with Warner Brothers. If you ever caught any other Cleopatra Jones flicks, you’d know that Tamara Dobson is a drug busting heroine who uses her brains, a little bit of muscle, and high flamboyancy to put a damper on the bad guys. In this episode, Cleo comes to Hong Kong to turn off the heroin pipeline by mixing it up with the Dragon Lady (Stella Stevens). Once Cleo arrives in Hong Kong, she gets to see a lot of Hong Kong’s bustling streets and the inhabitants in their everyday settings. Being that she is a 6’2” black lady in a foreign land, Cleo finds it is tough to get her work done, but luckily for her, she meets the lovely Mi Ling (Tien Ni) who lends her a helping hand in sticky situations. Eventually, Cleo and Mi Ling get enough clues and head out to Macao to visit the Dragon Lady’s lavish Casinos to put an end to her drug operation and to rescue a couple of undercover agents in custody at the Casino. Decent flick, but come in with low expectations and you won’t be miffed.