As far as blaxsploitation movies or action movies with a female lead, Coffy is by far one of the best. Pam Grier sets the screen on fire as Coffy, a working class black woman(a nurse) who is on a mission to take down the drug syndicate due to her kid sister's life is ruined by drugs. Writer/director Jack Hill did not have the largest budget to work with. However, Coffy is actually a well made film with rich dialogue and is taken more seriously than a lot of films of this type during this period. The film is very entertaining as well with some tongue in cheek humor, action and serious boobage. To see Pam Grier's rack alone is worth the price of admission. Nonetheless, Pam's unique presence and performance here is second to none. She is a stunning dark skinned goddess that is equally capable of being seductive and kicking ass. Not knowing any martial arts, she uses her wits and her sexuality to dispatch her male adversaries and comes across very natural and convincing. Coffy, very much a vigilante film, predates Deathwish by a year. I think that this is equally as good as Michael Winner/Charles Bronson's classic. Also, frequent Pam Grier/Jack Hill collaborator Sid Haig makes a memorable appearance as an Armenian heavy. He also has great chemistry with Pam and appears again with her in Foxy Brown. Foxy Brown, also directed by Jack Hill is great as well. However, it is not quite as well made as this is and Coffy by far is Pam Grier's best film and essential watching for fans of 70's action cinema.

This movie is two years older than me, and still it is only now that I get to see it. And for a movie this old, it actually still holds up its own. It does, of course, show that it is from 1973 in every aspect, but still well-worth a watch.Story-wise then "Coffy" is a straight forward movie that offers no surprises or twists along the way. And while you already know exactly how the movie will end from the very beginning, then it does still prove entertaining enough.The story is rather simple; a nurse sets out to seek revenge as she has found her sister doped up and a friend left brain-damaged. While guns are deadly, Coffy makes use of her most dangerous weapon of all; her seductive sexuality.As for the acting, well, I will say that people were doing good jobs with their roles and characters. Pam Grier was, of course, the star of the movie. I was more than surprised to see a young Sid Haig on the screen, and he was as devious as always."Coffy" is not an overly impressive movie in itself, but it is interesting that it still passes as a movie worth watching alongside many other Hollywood productions today.

Coffy came as a real disappointment to me, as happening across it, in the DVD shop. It's a more colorful version of Foxy Brown, both films aren't much different from each other, though Foxy more sting and purpose in it's tail. Again our fine looking Grier, representing female independence, and it's never been stronger, is avenging someone close who O.D'd. And again like FB, we see a stable of beauties, including Rolling Thunder's Linda 'tomboy' Haynes, A 70'S actress seen in far and sadly very few films. Coffy, a nurse, is out to infiltrate the drug cartels that take her on that same ride going undercover as a pro. Coffy's one good asset, is King George, his title song and lyrics, 31 minutes into the film as he makes his grand entrance, which too is hilarious, is hilarious. Coffy does have it's moments, one or two surprises, plus a good performance from an old 'Mash' identity, but I was sold short with this one. Could of been better.

After witnessing the devastating effects heroin has on her younger sister, "Coffy" (Pam Grier) is determined to do something about the illegal drug trade which is wrecking havoc in her city. So, rather than leave justice to the corrupt politicians and police she decides to take matters into her own hands. One of her main targets is a drug dealer and pimp named "King George" (Robert DoQui) who is almost always surrounded by a bevy of young women. Anyway, rather than disclose any of the intimate details I will just say that this is probably one of the better blaxploitation films of the 70's. While it certainly doesn't have the popularity or notoriety of films like "Shaft" or "Superfly" it manages to hold its own considering the relatively small budget it had to work with. Likewise, because of the trendy nature of blaxploitation films made during this period it is clearly dated and suffers from jargon and fashions that have long since gone out of style. Even so, Pam Grier is exciting to watch under almost any circumstances and she doesn't disappoint this time either. Slightly above average.