Movie

Steel and Lace

1991 · 94 min

A grim, pulpy revenge thriller that turns cold and mechanical, doling out brutal payback with a straight face and cheap B-movie thrills.

Tagline: Iron. Carbon. Anger.
Overview: After her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her vengeful brother, brilliant robotics engineer and scientist, Dr. Albert Morton, decides to use his skills to enact vengeance, transplanting his sister's brain into a humanoid cyborg with bone-crushing strength and an array of built-in torture devices...
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Revenge, justice, grief, violence
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
justice
grief
violence
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild