Bang (1997) *

An out-of-work actress (Darling Narita, an Indie Spirit nominee), repeatedly abused by various slimeballs, finally snaps, ties a lecherous cop to a tree, steals his uniform and his gun, and tries to get even with macho chauvinists. The film fails both as a feminist manifesto and as a cheap exploitation flick, because the director is too intimidated by the sleazy elements that are inherent to such material.