The movie is based on the comic "Tank Girl". What happens when the water dries up and what is still out there is controlled by Water and Power? Well, a quick witted heroine and her awesome sidekick. This movie is a fun romp, great music and the acting is right on. Lori Petty was the perfect pick for the part of Tank Girl, her sense of timing is great and the one liners keep coming. Rising against oppression has never been so fun.However there is a dark undercurrent as well, a child is stolen and Tank Girl is off to rescue. Lori Petty is perfect in her role. And her side-kick Jet (I've forgotten her "real" name) is wonderful too. I really identified with Jet and find that Tank Girl and Jet's examples of independent, pro-active thought and action are inspiring. The movie is incredibly fast-paced, the visuals are very there, and the story is entertaining at all points. Lori Petty embodies Tank Girl, Naomi Watts shines in a pre-fame role, Malcom McDowell is (as always) the perfect villain, and even Ice-T, in one of his first acting gigs, does pretty well behind Stan Winston's (incredible) make-up. While the plot isn't entirely original either, it doesn't really matter. The props and outfits, plus entertaining dialogue makes up for it entirely. I also loved how it sticks to its comic-roots and uses comic panels to add extra flair.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

You would think that a movie based on a harum-scarum comic book series, taking advantage of a punk-rock aesthetic would be an interesting premise. The titular hero is played by Lori Petty who up to that point was known for playing Geena Davis's annoying kid sister in A League of Their Own (1992). Here she's a zany post-apocalyptic scavenger, turned western-style avenger. After her commune is massacred by W&P, a pseudo- fascist corporation of ill-repute, she and fellow survivor Sam (Stacy Linn Ramsower) are captured, separated and tortured. Tank Girl escapes the clutches of the evil Kesslee (played in full check-collecting mode by Malcolm McDowell) and tries to save the young Sam with the help of Jet Girl (Naomi Watts), Sub Girl (Ann Cusack) and The Rippers who are basically mutant kangaroos led by Ice-T in heavy makeup.Despite the inherent ridiculousness of the characters, nonsensical story elements and, I kid you not, an extended musical rendition of Cole Porter's "Let's Do It," Tank Girl could have been an interesting counterculture movie. The comic books the film is based on are considered far-left staples of Thatcher Era England, featuring an ultra-violent anti-hero with (gasp) fluid sexuality. While I credit the movie for being infectiously post-feminist, when compared to it's source material, it simply doesn't go far enough.Now granted the collection and subsequent bastardization of Tank Girl IP was followed by the movie licencing of The Mask (1994) a property similar in aesthetic and humor. Similarly the source material was watered down but what The Mask lost in macabre bite, it more than made up for in cogent storytelling. Let's not forget that the editing in Tank Girl is sloppy and slow, the cinematography reaches the slumping capstone of a sub-par music video and the art design, while lovingly anarchic can't help but feel lo-fi, and not in a good way. It's just a garish, slowly paced, sophomoric and pointless film that could have been something but is plagued with half-measures.

Interesting concept, creative art style, cute characters and a goofy tone throughout but that's about it. It's like the generic romantic comedy of light cyberpunk(ish?) movies, lacks real depth, has one gear and sticks to it and last but not least can't build on the universe. This is unforgivable in any movie which asks that little bit more from the audience to suspend disbelief, like one set in a post apocalyptic Australia ruled by the iron fist of a mega corporation in a fascistic regime. The creators probably thought the silly tone would make the audience overlook this lack of story building but as a result the movie ultimately falls short of the premise and fails to capitalize on the aforementioned positive aspects.As a final note, this movie is not cyberpunk. It has some influences (just like the comic series) of cyberpunk but that is as far as it goes.

Hard to understand. Its an "R" rated movie but its written for children, or maybe the problem is that it was directed and produced for children, whatever the case as an adult watching the movie is awkward. I'm not developmentally delayed so the child-like humor and wit of the movie is like drinking sulfuric acid, I mean Lori Petty's acting and delivery causes real pain. Some cut-scenes show the comics this movie is adapted from and those scenes are intriguing those scenes are vivid glowing things- and when you think that its merely comic book art stills, y'know, motionless movie frames then compare it to the actual motion picture, its clear that the drawings are the best parts. Everything sucks, the lighting the acting the costumes the sets, but raise a glass to Naomi Watts, she can actually act and is gorgeous as a brunette.