Tank Girl Details

On its release, this was denounced as a travesty, a terrible Hollywoodisation of the cult comic on which it's based. And, yes, this gets nowhere near the sassy black spark of the original, yet those unfamiliar with its source will find it goofy, undemanding fare. Lori Petty is the Tank Girl of the title, demonstrating an early manifestation of “girl power” as she takes on evil Malcolm McDowell in a water-starved post-apocalyptic world. Director Rachel Talalay never quite gets a handle on the mix of comedy and futuristic action, but Petty is surprisingly credible in the lead and McDowell is suitably over the top as the villain. However, the most fun comes from watching hip rapper Ice-T playing a poetry-loving half-man/half-kangaroo.

A muddled attempt to transfer the British comic strip by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett to the screen. It is all flash and no substance or narrative, lacking in imagination and presenting a future that is more familiar than most pasts; brief cartoon interl