To the Limit
To the Limit
R | 19 September 1995 (USA)
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Colette is an attractive ex-CIA agent seeking revenge against a ruthless villain and his organization of trained assassins for the murder of her husband while the man is also after mobster Frank Di Vinci for his own personal reasons. It isn't long before the paths of both Colette and Frank meet whom they share the same vendetta against the same man and they reluctantly try to co-operate with each other to bring him down.

Reviews
Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.
Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
Woodyanders Former CIA agent Colette (a hopelessly miscast Anna Nicole Smith) seeks revenge against ruthless rogue agent Arthur Jameson (a gloriously hammy portrayal by Jack Bannon) and his organization of trained assassins for the murder of her husband Thomas 'China' Smith (Michael Nouri in a thankless minor role). Rugged Vietnam veteran Frank Da Vinci (a solid and likable performance by Joey Travolta) helps Colette out.Director/co-writer Raymond Martino delivers the entertainingly trashy B-grade goods: Copious gratuitous female nudity, big splashy explosions, excessive bloody violence, a surprisingly convoluted story, and spirited shoot outs and car chases. The sturdy supporting cast helps a lot, with especially sound contributions from John Aprea as hard-nosed mob capo Philly Bambino, David Proval as the philandering Joey, Branscombe Richmond as Frank's loyal buddy Don Williams, Lydie Denier as the sweet Frannie, and Kathy Shower as fed-up moll Vinnie. Moreover, it's a real riot to see Anna Nicole try to act tough by dropping the f-bomb in her squeaky little girl voice and beating a few guys up. Fortunately, the filmmakers compensate for Anna Nicole's singular lack of credibility by having her take a highly sensual bath and a shower as well as participate in no less than two steamy soft-core sex scenes. Talk about giving the audience their grubby money's worth!
gridoon Although Anna Nicole Smith will never be mistaken for a legitimate actress or action star, at least she doesn't embarrass herself in "To The Limit" because the film has been carefully designed to keep her confined within her acting / action limitations (only one - brief - dramatic moment, only one - brief - fight, etc.). The requisite sex / shower scenes do appear, but they are almost treated as an afterthought, as an obligation. The film has a surprisingly intricate plot (quite confusing in fact, at least during the first half), and some of the action / chase sequences (like one where Anna has to drive backwards while the bad guys are shooting at her at the same time) aren't bad. Overall, it's an OK low-budget action film, and really, what more than "OK" could you expect in this case? (**)
ed_rules8 "Her code name was Colette. Her mission was danger." Well starting with the tagline we can see that this film is a breed apart, films like The Godfather etc dream they had a tagline like that. To The Limit is another classic film by the best production company ever, PM entertainment, Joseph Mehri and Richard Pepin are two kings responsible for some of the best films ever made, the likes of Spielberg, Scorsese and Almodovar weep when PM fire out another classic effortlessly.The premise of To The Limit begins with the sickest film villain ever, that maniac known as "Jameson, Arthur Jameson" This guy is one crazy mo fo, he wants a special cd which will give him the names and locations of government agents, and will stop at nothing to get it. His interests include S&M, opium smoking and being a general bad-ass. Next some guy gets thrown out of a helicopter, a scene reminiscent of the opening scenes of another film, a film that brings a fond tear to my eye when i say its name, the greatest film ever, Shotgun.Next i will talk about Agent Colette Dubois/Vickie Linn, The truly talented Anna Nicole Smith soon gets her baps out for the lads and i can only congratulate her for this. She is a fine actor too, perfectly portraying the troubled agent, afraid to open up to anyone but afraid to not be in love, i have mucho empathy for her. Joey Travolta puts on a fine performance as Frank DaVinci a guy so hardcore he takes a shotgun blast at point-blank range and survives, however his lame wife gets shot with a pistol from miles away and dies though. Philly Bambino was my fravourite character, hes a smooth talking pimp who loves the ladies, a little too much one might say, he ends up pulling one who's a little too fiery for him! LOL (you will have to watch to discover the true hilarity of this comment).The various narrative threads come together in a sugar fueled finale (thus making it sweet as hell). Just as it seems Colette will betray Frank and the rest of the world she wangs the very CD Jameson desired so much into his face, he roars like Fletcher Rivington, the gold cd protruding from his face, Frank and Colette pull out their guns and pump him full of lead justice. The last we see of him is his screaming body falling off the dam, i must mention the special effects here which are by far the best i have ever seen.To The Limit is both an action film and a historical biography, it could also pass as a porno which is always sweet by my books. Solid performances from all of the cast, excellent sound effects and cinematography combine to make this a thoroughly engrossing film that has improved my life by over 36.8%. And so my review comes to an end, i hope it has been an educational and enlightening experience for you, i wish you the best for your life after reading this and hope you have a safe journey home.Laters friends, Francis Bray xxx
Rammstein-2 Looking for a porn flick but don't dare to rent one because the clerk is a girl? Longing for grotesque silicone breasts that look like weather balloons? Don't really care whether the plot seems to be added after the film was shot? Grab this one and run home. But, I must warn you. If you want even the slightest glimmer of intelligence, wit or good taste to appear for just a second, you'll be disappointed. This film has absolutely none of it.