Nurse Coffy (Pam Grier) embarks on a vendetta to bring gruesome justice to the low-lifes (and high-lifes) got her kid sista hooked on junk, only to find that the corruption, both in whitey and the brothers, goes right to the top. The film is a classic of female empowerment- blaxploitation but may be best known for showcasing the ample talents of much ogled star Pam Grier. The story is pretty predictable but like most of its ilk, the film is an entertaining flashback to the fashion excesses of the '70s (especially King George's (Robert DoQui) outrageous pimp suits) but, although some fine finned limos on display, there is a disappointing lack of truly awesome pimp-mobiles. Grier is quite good as the resourceful avenging angel and her weaponised 'fro is iconic. Not great cinema and lacking the memorable soundtracks of the best of the canon (such as 1972's 'Superfly'), still the abundance of blood, skin, and Sid Haig makes it an easily watchable guilty-pleasure.
Review of Coffy
