80s ponytailed and mullet headed villains abound in this ridiculous marital arts direct-to-video dreck. Cynthia Rockrock returns as the high kicking LAPD detective, but her original partner from the first film, Chad McQueen, has been replaced by Jeff Wincott. The two then go undercover to take down smarmy nightclub owner Billy Drago (FYI - it's a night club with a lot of people who know marital arts). It's a dumb story and a sequel to a film that really didn't need a sequel. It's also puzzling why this film had the subtitle "Undercover" since Rothrock and her partner also went undercover in the first film. The only reason to watch this film is for the fight sequences, which are not all that good an come off more like watching a martial arts demonstration (i.e. this is how to fight off a knife attack, this is what you do when you're attacked from behind, this is what you do...). The fights are completely unimaginative and done without any sense of style or flair. At least with a dumb, Steven Segal movie you get some good bone crunching action, though Rothrock does deliver one kick that busts a knee in the wrong direction that's pretty brutal. Still, that's not enough reason to watch this one and you're still better off watching Rothrock's Hong Kong martial arts film appearances like "Yes, Madam!" and "Righting Wrongs." Oh, and don't even bother to ask why none of the criminals ever shoot a gun, despite all of them packing heat.
Review of Martial Law II: Undercover
Martial Law II: Undercover
(1991 Video)
More ponytailed and mullet headed martial arts villains than you can shake a stick at!
11 August 2019