A martial arts champion, Cynthia Rothrock moved from competition to the big screen in the 1980s, quickly becoming the highlights of the Hong Kong productions she appeared in. Supporting roles quickly turned into leading ones, extending her career throughout the 1990s before the action movie business died off. Rothrock has been working on different projects over the last few decades, taking small parts in family pictures and B-movie tributes, but she claims creative control with her latest endeavor, “Black Creek,” making her directorial debut, also taking co-writing and starring credits on the project. It’s a western, but, never fear, there’s a strong martial arts component to the material, which puts Rothrock’s character on the path of revenge, facing an evil casino owner. “Black Creek” intends to pay homage to genre influences and action history, with Rothrock getting some of the old gang back together for another presentation of butt-kicking. Intent is there, but execution isn’t, as the helmer doesn’t prioritize pacing on this unexpectedly glacial effort. Fans of Rothrock’s previous work in bruisers might find their patience tested in full by this overlong (115 minutes) feature. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com