One of a dozen or more low-budget action movies shot in the Philippines in the 1970s, this one, directed by Eddie Romero, separates itself from the pack by keeping the exploitation to a minimum and concentrating on action and acting instead. The results are a mixed bag, to be sure. Gloria Hendry, a veteran of this kind of movie, is great as one of the three women who band together to bust up a corrupt dictatorship, and the always enjoyable Sid Haig hams it up for laughs as the revolutionary leader. The rest of the cast, though, is pretty weak, especially John Ashley as the great white adventurer, and there are too many subplots for the actual story to support. But you don’t rent a movie with a title like this looking for art, do you?
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