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Article: Violent Femmes.(cinema)
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- The Washington Monthly
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
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On the big screen today, action babes are on top. Here's why men love it.
THIS SPRING, WHILE Lara Croft: Tomb Raider was breaking box-office records and feminists were arguing over the merits of the female action hero, no one noticed the dogs playing in theaters elsewhere. Exit Wounds, the latest Steven Seagal flick, opened with a paltry $19 million--his best in years, but a poor showing for an action film. While he's mercifully cut off the ponytail, Seagal is showing all of his 50 years, wearing a pastiche of orange pancake makeup and sporting heft not attributable to muscle mass.
In Exit Wounds, the martial-arts afficionado and star of macho classics ...
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