Airbag (1997) from Tuna

Airbag is a low-brow road movie featuring Vicenta N'Dongo, a stunning black Spanish actress who often plays Cubans and Africans.

A spoiled mama's boy is about to marry the daughter of a Marquéssa, and two of his friends take him to a fancy brothel for a bachelor party. There, he loses his heirloom wedding ring in N'Dongo's ass. By the time he realizes it, it has been found by a mobster chief who owns a chain of brothels. The three have to go after the ring, and, in doing so, end up in the middle of a war between rival gangs involving cocaine and lots of money.
 

NUDITY REPORT

N'Dongo shows breasts and buns, and several unknown hookers show breasts in the various brothels.
not available in Region 1
This film is a complete farce, but does have some very funny ideas. In one scene, the rival gangs both ordered to avoid a war and get along, meet to solve their differences. When one of them swats a fly on his forehead, the gangs open fire on each other across the table. Both gang heads, and the Marquéssa as well, have been contributing heavily to the campaign of a presidential candidate. Turns out to be a waste when he is jailed for sex with a ten year old. In the brothels, the girls keep track of time with a taxi meter.
 

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IMDb guideline: 7.5 usually indicates a level of excellence, about like three and a half stars from the critics. 6.0 usually indicates lukewarm watchability, about like two and a half stars from the critics. The fives are generally not worthwhile unless they are really your kind of material, about like two stars from the critics. Films under five are generally awful even if you like that kind of film, equivalent to about one and a half stars from the critics or less, depending on just how far below five the rating is.

My own guideline: A means the movie is so good it will appeal to you even if you hate the genre. B means the movie is not good enough to win you over if you hate the genre, but is good enough to do so if you have an open mind about this type of film. C means it will only appeal to genre addicts, and has no crossover appeal. D means you'll hate it even if you like the genre. E means that you'll hate it even if you love the genre. F means that the film is not only unappealing across-the-board, but technically inept as well.

Based on this description, this film is a C+. If this sort of over the top farce is your thing, this might be worth renting for you.

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