White Fire (1984) ***

A gloriously entertaining mess. (Almost) quite literally non-stop nonsense. White Fire (aka Vivre pour survivre) (1984) might hold a record for the number of times where the title of the film (which isn't a character's name) is uttered—especially if you count when it's sung in the extremely Styx-like theme song by Limelight (produced by Jon Lord of Deep Purple!). 

This trashterpiece features Robert Ginty barely acting, Fred Williamson barely trying, Belinda Mayne kicking ass and in the buff (sadly not at the same time), a barely comprehensible and convoluted plot which involves diamond smuggling, some half-hearted sci-fi (including the legendary titular mineral), poorly staged action, oodles of hilarious dialogue, and, last but most WTF, lots of awkward quasi-incest (it would take too long to explain). 

Recommended for fans of Miami Connection (1987) (review), Raw Force (1982) (review), and Lady Street Fighter (1981) (review).

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