Anne Stobaugh plays Mei Lin. Her sister and her sister’s all-girl outlaw gang are massacred by Clyde Bannister and his own gang of hoodlums.
Now it’s time for revenge, and Mei Lin gets an offer she can’t refuse.
Seems Clyde has come across a small fortune in gold and he’s hidden it in the ghost town of Cripple Creek.
John Goodfellow, a former member of Clyde’s gang who was turned off by all the killing, wants that gold. So does his arrow-shooting sidekick, Julius.
So Mei and John join forces. But just to even the odds out, she recruits a new all-girl gang that includes sharpshooter Annie Mae (Sarah Kozer), Charlotte Walker, Maria Ledron and Maggie Rainer.
Once united, they head to Cripple Creek.
They might even get an assist from a Clyde Bannister acquaintance who goes by Tomahawk Jane.
Anne Stobaugh as Mei Lin, plotting the next course of action against Clyde in Ride Sweet, Die Slow (2005)
Lamont Clayton as Clyde Bannister, the man with the gold in Ride Sweet, Die Slow (2005)
Review:
Proof that making an entertaining Western in the “Bad Girls” vein isn’t as simple as putting some pretty girls on horses. The film opens with the Mei Lin gang washing up for the adventure ahead, and flashing some skin.
Well, that’s about as sexy as this one gets. And it sure would have helped if the cameraman could frame a shot. Or keep his subjects in focus. Or put them in proper lighting.
Perhaps this isn’t the dregs of low-budget Westerns, but it comes pretty close. The beyond-silly campfire discussion (see below) between Tomahawk Jane (who barely ever uses her tomahawk) and the medicine man at the start of the movie is just a sign of what’s to come.
Even the action is atrociously filmed. Shots ring out. People fall dead. Oh, we do get some excellent closeups of bullets on their path to a victim. That’s about as creative as this mess gets.
Toss in some rap songs, and you’ve got one hot mess. Well, really, it’s not even hot.
Johann John Jean as John Goodfellow, the man who wants part of the gold in Ride Sweet, Die Slow (2005)
Jon Budinoff as Julius, Goodfellow’s part-Indian sidekick, swapping insults with Charlotte in Ride Sweet, Die Slow (2005)
Directed by:
Chris W. Hill
Cast:
Anne Stobaugh … Mei Lin
Sarah Kozer … Annie Mae
Kira Madallo Sesay … Tomahawk Jane
Tracia Daye … Charlotte Walker
Marjan aritous … Maria Ledron
Carissa Rosario … Maggie Rainer
Johanna John Jean … John Goodfellow
Jon Budinoff … Julius
Lamont Clayton … Clyde Barrister
Tyson Breech … The Long Shot Kid
Kristian Bernard … Blackie
aka:
Ride or Die
Runtime: 75 min.
Sarah Kozer as Annie Mae, the sharpshooter among Mei Lin’s new gang in Ride Sweet, Die Slow (2005)
Kira Madallo Sesay as Tomahawk Jane, about to spring a surprise on Clyde in Ride Sweet, Die Slow (2005)
Memorable lines:
Medicine Man: “Stop trying to predict what lies at the end of the road, and simply enjoy the journey.”
Jane: “How can I enjoy the journey, when my friends are in danger?”
Medicine Man: “All of our dramas are illusions, Jane.”
Long Shot: “Are there ghosts in this ghost town?”
Blaze: “Ghosts? Are you kidding me?
Long Shot: “I’m kind of afraid of ghosts.”
Clyde: “Long Shot, you askin’ questions bout my gold.”
Long Shot: “Just curious, boss.”
Clyde: “Curiosity killed the cat. Don’t be that cat.”
Mei Lin: “This is it.”
Maria: “Cripple f–king Creek.” Then she spits.
Carissa Rosario as Maggie Rainer, about to be hung wearing her finest corset in Ride Sweet, Die Slow (2005)
Marjan Faritous as Maria Ledron, waiting to make her move in Ride Sweet, Die Slow (2005)
Tracia Daye as Charlotte Walker, questioning the need for men in the mission against Clyde in Ride Sweet, Die Slow (2005)
Tyson Breech as The Longshot Kid, a member of the Clyde Bannister gang in Ride Sweet, Die Slow (2005)
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