Women in action films is nothing new. If anyone here has ever seen a 30's-40's serial, they had the "serial queens". Women who were the stars in an action/adventure film. Some of them were 'damsels in distress', but many were also action stars too. Then you have Alien and such films as that. The only problem I have with women in action films is when they set up a "hot chick" to be the center of the film only because the plot is weak, such as Barb Wire and Tomb Raider 2. Basically a well-written film shouldn't matter if the star is female or male, it will still be good.