Coffy is somewhat lighter, owing to Pam Grier’s “kick ass, take names, and look amazing while doing so” character. Thus, the Coffy chaser was much needed after the particular brutality...

| Aug 7, 2024

Jack Hill... elevates Grier to leading lady status in these down and dirty urban action pictures. They are at times slapdash and sloppy but carry a visceral punch at their best.

| Aug 19, 2023

Throw in a frenetic soundtrack, wonderful fashions, ample servings of sex, Sid Haig as a snarling henchman, and a fistful of moustaches and afros, then you have a classic of its time.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Apr 11, 2018

Its real power comes from Hill's potent pulp storytelling and up-front style as well as the novelty of a female hero who takes charge and controls her own destiny.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 13, 2015

Peak Grier, Coffy is a sobering story kept at street level, and while Hill keeps the film in the realm of pulp fantasy, the stakes are high.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 8, 2015

Essential viewing for anyone with an interest in the genre, or who wants to see Pam Grier at her very best.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 6, 2015

Are these righteous breasts, or breasts of righteousness? Can they really be both at once?

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 5, 2012

Grier is the movie's bristling force

| Nov 16, 2009

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 29, 2008

Jack Hill directs for maximal suspense, violence, and voyeuristic appeal (which Grier certainly embodies).

| Mar 28, 2007

If you're looking for nonstop, no-holds-barred exploitation, look no further. Pam Grier's first solo starring role is an enormously entertaining black action classic.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 28, 2007

Grier, a statuesque actress with a body she doesn't hesitate to show, is strongly cast. Booker Bradshaw as a city politician and William Elliott as an honest cop score well.

| Mar 28, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 25, 2007

The film totally revolves around Pam and she carries the film with a lethal and sexy punch.

| Original Score: B | Jan 6, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 29, 2006

The world Coffy inhabits is revealed as one where social, sexual and political exploitation are simply the norms.

| Feb 9, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 18, 2005

Leaves a viewer with the happy thought that she now can get back to nursing and away from films like Coffy.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 9, 2005

Coffy is slightly more serious and a little more inventive than it needs to be.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 23, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 14, 2004