Foxy Brown

Director - Jack Hill (Coffy)
Starring - Pam Grier (Friday Foster, Coffy), Antonio Fargas (I'm Gonna Git You Sucka), and Peter Brown (The A Team)
Release Date - 1974
Genre - Action
Tagline - "Foxy's in town, so gather round and watch a real shake down cause she;s got drive and that aint jive.  She don't bother to bring em back alive!"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     After watching a few sleazy sexploitation flicks I decided to head back to check out some blaxploitation.  Back in January when I first attempted to go an entire month with out horror I reviewed the Olive Films release of Coffy.  I ended the month with a bang.  It was an outstanding female lead blaxploitation flick.  Olive Films had sent over two other Pam Grier blaxploitation flicks.  Friday Foster and Foxy Brown was on my list to check out but the month ended and I put them off until this month when I tried it again.  When I could I quickly tossed in Foxy Brown in hopes it would be just as good as Coffy was...it was!

     The film follows Foxy Brown (Grier) who is dating an undercover officer.  After a successful sting, he has facial reconstruction surgery so the mob can not find him and kill him.  Sadly, Foxy's brother owes the same people a lot of money and rats him out.  They kill her man sending Foxy on a killing spree to bring down organized crime and kills all those that had their hand in her man's death.  

     Back in January I finished the month with Pam Grier's classic Coffy.  The film was such a delight to watch and I loved every minute.  This month I made sure to watch a few more blaxploitation films and end them with two more Grier films in hopes they would be just as good.  They were!  The acting in Foxy Brown is sensational.  Pam Grier shows once and for all shows why she is considered the queen of blaxploitation.  She's sassy, sexy, seductive, and deadly.  Very few could pull this off but she was built for this role.  Her supporting cast is just as great which makes Grier look even better.  The film would not be as good as it is if it wasn't for the cast.  The story for this one is your typical revenge action flick following a scorned woman who was wronged and seeks revenge on those that wronged her.  This is the plot to so many rape revenge films except she was never raped.  Instead her husband was murdered in front of her and then she kills.  The story is able to incorporate a great deal of crime drama, as well as, some action making it feel like it that can transcend cliches.  Finally, those of you looking for action will find it here.  There is car chases, gun fights, fist fights, cat fights, and death.  The action is spread evenly throughout the film as well which does pick up the pace of the story.  Overall, Foxy Brown is a must have for any fan of blaxploitation.  Pam Grier is a living legend and this film is proof of that.  Check it out!