After her parents’ brutal murder is left unsolved, Susie (Lina Maya) takes it upon herself to bring the killers to justice. While trying to gather evidence, Susie is kidnapped, raped, and left for dead by the drug dealers responsible for her parents’ death. On Halloween night, Susie returns from the brink of death, now calling herself “Pussy”, dressed in a sexy skintight catsuit (complete with cat ears and tail) and seeking vengeance.
Kitty Kills is a low budget affair, but it’s highly entertaining. Writer/director Gabriel Black has a knack for economical storytelling (especially early on) and keeps things moving at a steady clip. Most of these faux-comic book movies spend way too much time setting up the origin story. This one breezes through the set-up and cuts right to the chase, which is appreciated. Black makes good use of color-tinted scenes (green, purple, blue, etc.) to heighten the comic book atmosphere and does a solid job directing the various shootouts and fight scenes.
Despite the fact that it is essentially a Rape n’ Revenge picture, Kitty Kills isn’t as exploitative as you might think. Most of the unpleasant stuff happens offscreen and Maya remains fully clothed throughout the movie. It also earns points for allowing its heroine time to come to terms with not only the ramifications of vigilante justice, but her sexual assault as well; something you normally don’t expect to see in something like this. Don’t worry though, there’s still plenty of good comeuppance scenes as drug dealers, bad guys, and henchmen die via axe, strangulation, cyanide hidden in cocaine, and (lots of) stabbing.
The film also benefits from a strong central performance by Maya as Susie/Pussy. She’s equally memorable during her psychotic episodes as she is dishing out vigilante justice. The supporting roles are also much better than you might expect.
In short, if you’re looking for a badass vigilante thriller, Kitty Kills is the cat’s meow.
AKA: Pussy Kills.
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