Cameroon Connection Review

Review of Cameroon Connection (1985) by screenqueeen: 👍 3/5

very watchable meandering wannabe neo noir that happens to have hearty chunks of martial arts in it. a lot of this film looks beautiful and could serve as an ad for touring Cameroon. where else could you sit and listen to gorgeous local music and sip some Vat 69®, chased by a delightful glass of the local beer, No Bra®. wait this movie is kind of horny isn't it? but not horny enough i think, that aspect gets pushed aside in a casually prudish sense to make room for Baïko to idle around and stumble into plot points. in a word, this is ok. something caught my eye in a fight scene in the third act when Bruce and Baïko are on the trail to rescue his son and i couldn't see for sure but it looked like Alphonse Beni performed a high kick and either ripped the crotch of his jeans as a result of his attempt or it had already ripped before that moment. i don't usually train my eyes on men's groins but i needed to see if there was actually a rip. i was unsuccessful, but there were plenty of opportunities that the camera operator seemed to take to conveniently mask the view of the underside of Beni's clothed loins. color me suspicious... anyway how great of a name is vat 69 for a quality blended scotch???