Singapore Sling (1993)

Directed by

Robert Marchand

Genre

tv movie

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A private eye in Singapore investigates drug counterfeiters. This is a TV movie that moves quickly and doesn't require much thought.

action-packedbreezydatedpredictablefast-pacedlow-stakes

What happens

Singapore Sling is a 1994 Australian television film about a private eye in Singapore. Directed by Robert Marchand, it led to a series of TV films. John Waters stars as John Stamford who is investigating drug counterfeiters. Also featured are Deborra-Lee Furness and Jan-Michael Vincent. The Age's Jim Schembri called it "passable minor-league intrigue" and says "Plot is one thing. Pace is another, and Singapore Sling has enough of that to keep you from having to think too much about the minutiae of what exactly is going on." The Sydney Morning Herald's Robin Oliver wrote "This is a prime example of an ill-constructed, badly acted, remorselessly predictable, atrociously directed, uninteresting and generally unnecessary telemovie." Three more TV movies featuring John Stamford appeared in 1995, Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay, Singapore Sling: Old Flames and Singapore Sling: Midnight Orchid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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