Mad Cowgirl (2006)

hyped garbage

disgusting, overrated, pointless

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Loved this awesome cult classic, starring the lovely Sarah Lassez and my man James Duval. For those of you who eat red meat, you will never look at steak the same way again after watching this, thank God I don't take beef. First time my Dad and I saw it we were completely stunned and amazed. A lot of bad reviews for this one but I don't care, haters gonna hate. This is the third time for Sarah Lassez and James Duval working together on a film. Sarah's performance is unforgettable, and amazing. A crazy and disturbing drama with awesome bloody violence, martial arts, comedy and sex!!! Cool soundtrack and I can't believe there's a Hindi song in it...

MAD COWGIRL is a waste of time movie in the career of director Gregory Hatanaka, the man best known for making another waste of time movie, the infamous SAMURAI COP 2. This one's a would-be psychological thriller about a girl dying of a brain disorder who begins to lose touch with reality and descends into a frightening surreal world.The problems with this film are manifest from the start. The camera-work is amateurish and the plot is devoid of interest, so there's a lot of talk and not much else. The main actress gives a worthwhile performance but the production values are so poor that this mess is near unwatchable. Poor old Walter Koenig turns up for the hammiest cameo performance ever. The best thing I got out of it was a handful of references to old kung fu cinema; otherwise this is sorry-looking and painful to sit through.

I really have no other way to describe MAD COWGIRL. There's a lot of stuff going on in this film - probably a lot of "deep" symbolism and whatnot, but it's all so jumbled together that I personally couldn't find anything of real note in this film other than it's complete "oddness"...A young female meat-inspector contracts some sort of brain-tumors from consuming tainted meat that her brother (with whom she has some sort of vague incestuous relationship with) provides for her. A pre-tumor obsession with kung-fu flicks and a local pastor (played by Chekov from the STAR TREK TV series) causes her post-tumor delusions to manifest themselves in strange ways - namely, with the obsession of knocking off a gang of kung-fu masters from some TV show that she watches on a regular basis, and having weird fantasies/nightmares involving priests...There's quite a bit more to MAD COWGIRL than what I've mentioned above, and if the film itself was very notable on any level, I'd go into more depth. As it is, this one is a collection of interesting ideas that just doesn't feel fully "realized". As for the good points: The acting, camera-work, etc...are all pretty decent for an indie film. No real complaints in the "technical" department. There's also quite a bit of campy dark-humor that works on some levels. Unfortunately (and on to the bad points): none of it amounts to anything. It seems as though MAD COWGIRL had a lot to say in terms of social-commentary - namely things to do with consumerism, perhaps the hypocrisy of religion, etc...but it was all so vague that I couldn't decide if these elements were actually intended to be in the film, or if I were just reading my own interpretations into what could really be considered just a jumble of randomosity. Also, the pacing seemed a bit off. Things would get moving for a while and then become dull and tedious for stretches, making it hard to pay attention to the total product. My overall impression with MAD COWGIRL, is that it was weird, but not really in a good way, and that nothing really stands out about it in terms of content - meaning, if you asked me anything about this film a week from now, I'll have already forgotten about it. Not terrible in terms of low-budget, odd-ball films - I just didn't get anything at all out of it (P.S. - for the sleaze fans, there's a few shots of the lead actresses tits and a little bit of gore - but nothing to write home about)...5/10

This movie really stands out from all the rest that screened in San Francisco. Enough buzz to gain a special third screening! My husband and I were stunned when we saw it. It's was such a refreshing experience! It totally shakes your mind as the movie leads to more sweet madness and hilarious absurdity for Therese (played with such bravery by Sarah Lassez). And, despite its novelty, it's a well-acted and, surprisingly, dramatically-driven movie, too! When we thought it was all over, the last part of the movie totally pays off! Whether it's a statement of our current socio-political culture or our fascination of all things entertainment, it's just riveting. A food for thought, perhaps? One thing for sure, this movie totally rocks!