She Shoots Straight – 88 Films (Blu-ray)

Theatrical Release Date: Hong Kong, 1990
Director: Corey Yuen
Writers: Barry Wong, Corey Yuen, Yuen Kai-chi
Cast: Joyce Godenzi, Carina Lau, Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Yuen Wah

Release Date: February 24th, 2026
Approximate Running Time: 92 Minutes 32 Seconds
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen / 1080 Progressive / MPEG-4 AVC
Rating: NR
Sound: LPCM Mono Cantonese, LPCM Stereo Cantonese, LPCM Mono English, DTS-HD 5.1 English
Subtitles: English
Region Coding: Region A
Retail Price: $29.95

"Inspector Mina is a career-focused officer who has just married her supervisor (Tony Leung Ka-fai, Ashes of Time), who himself comes from a family of dedicated police officers. Her new sisters-in-law (including Carina Lau, Ashes of Time, Days of Being Wild) are a little jealous that Mina outranks them, but when a gang of violent Vietnamese criminals (led by the always excellent Yuen Wah, Eastern Condors, Kung Fu Hustle) target the family, the sisters unite into a lethal force of vengeance." - synopsis provided by the distributor

Video: 4.25/5

Here’s the information provided about this release's transfer, "2K restoration from the original negative."

She Shoots Straight comes on a 50 GB dual layer Blu-ray. 

Disc Size: 36.2 GB

Feature: 30 GB

The source used for this transfer is in excellent shape. Flesh tones and colors look correct; image clarity, black levels, and compression are solid; and the image looks organic. That said, it looks comparable to Eureka Video’s 2023 Blu-ray release.

Audio: 4.5/5 (LPCM Mono Cantonese, LPCM Stereo Cantonese), 4/5 (DTS-HD 5.1 English), 3.75/5 (LPCM Mono English)

This release comes with four audio options, a LPCM mono mix in Cantonese, a LPCM stereo mix in Cantonese, a LPCM mono mix in English (classic dub), and a DTS-HD 5.1 mix in English. The two Cantonese tracks are the strongest; dialogue always comes through clearly, everything sounds balanced, and action sequences sound robust when they should. The mono English track lacks depth and sounds more restrained than its Cantonese counterparts. The 5.1 English track does a great job expanding the original mono source. Included are removable English subtitles for the Cantonese language tracks and removable English subtitles for Cantonese text when watching in English.

Extras:

Extras for this release include a theatrical trailer (2 minutes 37 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Cantonese with non-removable English subtitles), English language opening/closing credits under the title Lethal Lady (2 minutes 24 seconds, Dolby Digital mono), an image gallery with music from the film playing in the background (stills/posters), an interview with screenwriter Yuen Kai-chi (15 minutes 46 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo Cantonese with removable English subtitles), an audio commentary with Asian Cinema expert Frank Djeng, reversible cover art, and an O-Ring Slipcase (limited to the first pressing).

Summary:

Corey Yuen directed She Shoots Straight. He’s known for Yes, Madam!, Righting Wrongs, and The Transporter.

A Vietnamese gang seeks vengeance against the police officers who were responsible for the deaths of their members during a nightclub robbery.

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Hong Kong cinema was at the forefront of strong female characters in action cinema. And arguably the premier director making these types of films, known as Girls with Guns, was Corey Yuen. In addition to directing films, he possessed a rich background as an action director. His choreography for women in action sequences was unparalleled.

The thing that immediately grabbed me when watching She Shoots Straight is that it is not your typical Hong Kong action film. Where action often tends to be the focus, in She Shoots Straight, the relationships of its characters are the focus, notably when it comes to the protagonist, her husband, and his family. Instead of jumping right into the action, the opening sequence is a wedding, and it is about nine minutes before any action occurs.

She Shoots Straight has an amazing cast who are all very good in their roles, especially Joyce Godenzi (Eastern Condors) in the role of Inspector Mina Kao and Carina Lau (Project A2) in the role of Huang Chia-Ling, who is also a police officer and is Mina’s sister-in-law. The interactions between these two actresses' characters are the heart and soul of She Shoots Straight. Other performances of note are Sammo Hung Kam-bo (The Magnificent Butcher), whose character provides some comic relief, and Yuen Wah (Dragons Forever) in the role of the main villain.

Although the characters are central to She Shoots Straight, it is important to note that the action sequences also deliver impressive moments. The stunts featured in these sequences are remarkable, and some of the action scenes are quite graphic in their portrayal of on-screen violence. That said, the narrative does a great job balancing melodrama and action. Ultimately, She Shoots Straight is a must-see film if you're a fan of girls-with-guns films.

She Shoots Straight gets a first-rate release from 88 Films that comes with a solid audio/video presentation and insightful extras. Highly recommended.

Written by Michael Den Boer