There must be some people out there who want to see a teaming of Anita Yuen and Takeshi Kaneshiro, and this film grants their wish! Sadly, the resulting mess isn't a memorable movie of any sort. Instead, it's Wrath of Silence, a Category III schlockfest featuring some truly egregious references to the Dragonball craze.

Anita Yuen is Kwong Mei-Chi, a mortuary beautician who has a retarded sister. Said sister is a massive Dragonball fan and spends her time acting (badly) like she's in the cartoon. Sadly, she gets raped and murdered (in uncomfortably graphic detail) by a roving psychopath.

All clues point to psychiatrist Patrick Ko (Takeshi Kaneshiro), and despite his claims of innocence, Mei-Chi believes he's the bad guy. She attempts to kill him in various entertaining ways, including poison, knife, crossbow and more. Amazingly, those sequences provide about 90% of the film's entertainment value. Meanwhile, the real villain (Tan Lap-Man) befriends her.

Despite a few suspenseful moments, this routine thriller is essentially a waste of time. Aside from the questionable content, the characters lack any real likability. Surprisingly, this classification extends to Anita Yuen, who is normally anything but unlikable.

Only Takeshi Kaneshiro and Maggie Siu (as the requisite female cop) are worth watching here, but that's not a recommendation of this film. It's more like a "if you must watch this movie then pay attention to these two people." Really, our hope is that you stay far, far away from Wrath or Silence. (Kozo 1996)