Female Assassins
26 January 2010
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There haven’t been many films in recent years that have been able to match the bullet count or sheer enjoyment factor of Smokin' Aces, in fact most recent action films have been more Romeo than Rambo.
So if you’re an adrenaline junkie in need of a need fix then fear not as Smokin’ Aces gang are back in the storming sequel Assassins' Ball, out on DVD and Blu-ray on 25th January.
Boasting action veteran Tom Berenger (Training Day, Platoon) as FBI lackey Walter Weed, Lazlo Soot (Tommy Flanagan), the lunatic Tremor family and Blighty's very own Hollywood hard man Vinnie Jones as the power-tool wielding psycho McTeague, it will blow you right out of your seat.
The first film set a benchmark for sexy girls with guns and the sequel goes one step further with nymphomaniacal gun-nut (Autumn Reeser) returning alongside new assassins like the jaw-dropping Ariella Martinez (Martha Higareda, Street Kings) making this a sequel you’d be crazy to miss.
So to celebrate the release of this action spectacular, we've hunted down the 10 hottest female assassins in movie history...
La Femme Nikita (1990)
Anne Parillaud, arguably, portrayed the most convincing female assassin of all in this chic French thriller that makes the Bridget Fonda US remake look like an episode of Antiques Roadshow.
Her transformation from street punk sentenced to death through to government snuff artist is startlingly handled by director Luc Besson, the feline Parillaud setting the bar high for future generations of wannabe killers.
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Sharon Stone was still cashing in on the goodwill for her sultry Basic Instinct turn when she turned up in this underrated Western as glamorous gunslinger Ellen "The Lady".
Pitched opposite Gene Hackman's snarling John Herod, Stone holds her own in the same screen space as future superstars Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio - her sassy revenge fuelled quick draw a sight to behold.
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
One of the great guilty pleasures of recent times, Renny Harlin's rollercoaster action flick paired a wise cracking Sammy Jackson with Geena Davis' wholesome Mum Samantha Caine.
When Caine discovers she was a former government assassin called Charly Baltimore, after a car accident jogs her memory back into place, the lead starts flying as the newly peroxided gun wrangler takes on the bad guys.
Underworld (2003)
We're stretching the whole assassin angle here but, by Jove, you can see why when lovely Kate Beckinsale's involved. Suiting up as fearless vampire warrior Selene, in a role not dissimilar to her Van Helsing turn, Blighty's finest slices and dices her way through a fair chunk of screen time.
She squeezed into the figure hugging costume for another outing in the sequel, before fellow Brit Rhona Mitra took over.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Statuesque New York native Kristanna Loken was more known for cheesy B-movie action romps than blockbusters when she took on the role of the robot assassin sent back from the future to mash up Nick Stahl's John Connor in this decidedly average second sequel.
Hats off to her though, because she oozed enough menace and exuded enough sex as the metal warping fuse box to keep audiences from kipping off.
Kill Bill 1 & 2 (2003/2004)
Quentin Tarantino elevated Uma Thurman into super chic territory, thanks to her turn in Pulp Fiction, however he went one better with this double header featuring the goddess Uma as The Bride.
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