
In Manhattan, Thana is a timid and mute woman that works as a seamstress in the fashion industry and spends most of her idle time at home. One night, she gets raped in an alley while going back home after hours and when she arrives at home, she gets raped again by another criminal. However, she reacts and bludgeons the assaulter to his death with a flatiron. The disturbed Thana loses her sanity and uses a .45 caliber pistol to shoot men on the streets of New York. She dresses... (Full plot summary below)
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In Manhattan, Thana is a timid and mute woman that works as a seamstress in the fashion industry and spends most of her idle time at home. One night, she gets raped in an alley while going back home after hours and when she arrives at home, she gets raped again by another criminal. However, she reacts and bludgeons the assaulter to his death with a flatiron. The disturbed Thana loses her sanity and uses a .45 caliber pistol to shoot men on the streets of New York. She dresses suggestively and roams the dark streets alone, wreaking vengeance upon anyone who tries to take advantage of her. Eventually, her secret life overflows into her regular life in the fashion industry.
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| The DissolveScott TobiasFerrara blows up the everyday threat of harassment and violence against women into a magnified force. |
| Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekIt's hard to imagine Ms. 45 with any other actress. Lund is a particularly effective avenging angel, easily making the leap from innocent mouse to worldly wise killer. |
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthUltimately, Ms. 45 is far more interesting and genuinely enjoyable (versus ironically enjoyable, as many of this vintage grindhouse flicks wind up being) than it has any right to be. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinAbel Ferrera...has a tin ear for dialogue and an evident penchant for ludicrous material. But beyond that, he is clearly a talented fellow. One can only hope he finds something else to make movies about very soon. |
| User ReviewDeanomiteFrom 1981, a very early study in female sexual harassment. Opening scenes show models being bothered as they walk down the street. The rape scene was brief and terrifying, like the guy was making an atm transaction, to see someone's life shredded so fast like a car wreck, boom she's a different person. From then on she only lives to hurt others. |
| User ReviewBroyaxJ'ai cru un instant qu'il s'agissait -encore- de l'habituel film de vengeance après un viol (cf les Spit on our grave...) les habituels films de ce genre étant si médiocres et si prévisibles qu'ils en deviennent souvent bien ridicules ! Or, fort heureusement, il n'en est rien, car la "Miss calibre 45" ou l'ange exterminateur des salopards tient plutôt de la justicière dans la ville avec ici de nombreuses touches d'ironie et d'humour noir ! ce n'est pas "balance ton porc" mais "flingue ton porc à bout portant et vide le chargeur"... Evidemment, les moyens sont plutot limités ici et l'usage de peinture rouge n'est pas forcément au point... mais ça fait le boulot. Ce petit ange est bien entendu à croquer et incarné par la ravissante Zoé Lund qui ne moufte pas mais n'en pense pas moins... Avec son capuchon, on dirait le petit chaperon rouge qui se balade en ville et qui flingue à tout va, voire se met à déraper quelque peu ! Efficace et assez féroce, le film pâtit néanmoins de sa musique criarde jazzy qui vrille les oreilles... La plus grande qualité de cette descente dans la violence est de montrer avec une grande justesse une fille brisée qui a carrément pété les plombs. Un portrait très humain finalement et plus touchant qu'il n'y paraît, une belle surprise. |