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Ms. 45
SummaryA shy, mute seamstress (Zoë Lund) falls victim to multiple unspeakable assaults, igniting her one-woman homicidal rampage against New York City’s entire male population.

Directed By:Abel Ferrara

Ms. 45

Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
My Score

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Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
83% Positive
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
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0% Negative
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TV Guide Magazine
Ferrara's gritty and powerful style makes Ms. 45 a standout.
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The Dissolve
Ferrara blows up the everyday threat of harassment and violence against women into a magnified force.
70
Village Voice
It'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.
70
Variety
By keeping the picture short and busy, Ferrara makes its far-fetched elements play.
By Staff [Not Credited]
FULL REVIEW
67
The Playlist
Ultimately, 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.
40
The New York Times
Abel 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 score
Generally Favorable
7.7
92% Positive
11 Ratings
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Jan 23, 2020
9
Deanomite
From 1981, a very early study in female sexual harassment. Opening scenes show models being bothered as they walk down the street. The **** 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.
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Aug 3, 2020
8
Broyax
J'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 **** 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.
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Production Company:
  • Navaron Films
Release Date:Apr 24, 1981
Duration:1 h 20 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Crime will no longer roam the streets.

Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
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