To the Limit (1995)

TO THE LIMIT is a dreadful little action thriller from the guys at PM Entertainment. It's a vehicular for the singularly wooden Anna Nicole Smith, whose acting talents are understandably limited. Still, she's willing to strip off for a series of laughable shower/bath/sex scenes which showcase her unique figure (!) and also serve to slow the running time down quite considerably. The rest of the story is a blur of gangster stereotypes and a handful of low rent action scenes which don't do much to raise the viewer's excitement level. Michael Nouri co-stars, slumming it throughout, alongside Joey Travolta playing a Mafia type.

"Her code name was Colette. Her mission was danger." Well starting with the tagline we can see that this film is a breed apart, films like The Godfather etc dream they had a tagline like that. To The Limit is another classic film by the best production company ever, PM entertainment, Joseph Mehri and Richard Pepin are two kings responsible for some of the best films ever made, the likes of Spielberg, Scorsese and Almodovar weep when PM fire out another classic effortlessly.The premise of To The Limit begins with the sickest film villain ever, that maniac known as "Jameson, Arthur Jameson" This guy is one crazy mo fo, he wants a special cd which will give him the names and locations of government agents, and will stop at nothing to get it. His interests include S&M, opium smoking and being a general bad-ass. Next some guy gets thrown out of a helicopter, a scene reminiscent of the opening scenes of another film, a film that brings a fond tear to my eye when i say its name, the greatest film ever, Shotgun.Next i will talk about Agent Colette Dubois/Vickie Linn, The truly talented Anna Nicole Smith soon gets her baps out for the lads and i can only congratulate her for this. She is a fine actor too, perfectly portraying the troubled agent, afraid to open up to anyone but afraid to not be in love, i have mucho empathy for her. Joey Travolta puts on a fine performance as Frank DaVinci a guy so hardcore he takes a shotgun blast at point-blank range and survives, however his lame wife gets shot with a pistol from miles away and dies though. Philly Bambino was my fravourite character, hes a smooth talking pimp who loves the ladies, a little too much one might say, he ends up pulling one who's a little too fiery for him! LOL (you will have to watch to discover the true hilarity of this comment).The various narrative threads come together in a sugar fueled finale (thus making it sweet as hell). Just as it seems Colette will betray Frank and the rest of the world she wangs the very CD Jameson desired so much into his face, he roars like Fletcher Rivington, the gold cd protruding from his face, Frank and Colette pull out their guns and pump him full of lead justice. The last we see of him is his screaming body falling off the dam, i must mention the special effects here which are by far the best i have ever seen.To The Limit is both an action film and a historical biography, it could also pass as a porno which is always sweet by my books. Solid performances from all of the cast, excellent sound effects and cinematography combine to make this a thoroughly engrossing film that has improved my life by over 36.8%. And so my review comes to an end, i hope it has been an educational and enlightening experience for you, i wish you the best for your life after reading this and hope you have a safe journey home.Laters friends, Francis Bray xxx

Watch this and you too will see that Anna Nicole Smith has no acting ability at all. The only thing she adds to this movie is big boobs and that's it. Throughout this movie, the acting is dreadful. And at the time when Anna was starting to put on a lot of her weight, she was hefty here, and that's putting it lightly. Stay away from this movie. Do not rent this just for Anna Nicole Smith.

Sorry for all you Joey Travolta fans but this was a poor b-film that really offered nothing more than a soft-core porn of Anna Nicole Smith. So if your looking for a lot of nude footage of her, this is the movie for you. The acting was sad, plot if any was worse and the stunts were so-so. I would give this movie 1 out of 4 stars and that is generous.