在这部黑玫瑰动作/犯罪/剧情片中,陈美如（南红）与陈美玲（陈宝珠）两姊妹幼年时饱受贪官土豪欺凌，长大後化身黑玫瑰，凭一身武艺，劫富济贫。保险公司调查员张敏夫（谢贤）对美如身份起疑，调查过程中二人多番斗智，敏夫皆成败将。影片结合了不同的电影类型，人物塑造出色，斗智的过程亦引人入胜，在经营奇情曲折的娱乐性之外，更探讨个人力量如何改变环境的议题，其中寄托的社会关怀，却又与粤语片的传统遥相呼应。
Chan sisters Chan Meiling and Chan Meiyu are respected high class, women in Hong Kong's more upscale neighborhoods. However, they both share an alter-ego called the Black Rose, a notorious cat burglar who dress in black leotards, and steal from the rich to give to the poor - taking on a Robin Hood-style mission. Even with their antihero status, the Black Rose has created uneasiness and tension in the high society; therefore, an insurance detective investigates the crimes and tries to unmask the woman behind the cat mask.
中西合璧 游戏人间。
