("This movie is more shallow than a puddle. Nothing is known about Bone other than his motive for fighting which comes to light midway into the movie but has past and future isn't wrote into this ridiculous script. It's really one of those early 1990's Billy Blanks type movies where it's a lot of jumping spin kicks and quadruple kicks that flatten 4 guys in one jump (lol) with a few modern day grappling techniques thrown in occasionally to prove it wasn't shot in 1995. Michael is like Universal Soldier on steroids to the 10th power who would own Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, Jean Claude Van Damme, Jeff Speakman, Billy Blanks, and Don Wilson all at the same time according to this movie, lol. Bob Sapp, Kimbo Slice, and Gina Carano have roles in the movie which won't do anything for their acting careers especially Gina who probably killed her career just by having her name on this garbage.")
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This is no different than any straight-to-video martial arts movie that's come out over the last 15-20 yrs except that it's got some great fight action. Why criticize this one any differently than the other 500 movies that have come out? Yeah, the script is weak. It obviously wasn't gonna be Shakespeare considering the subject matter. The story is another in a line of retread stories action films use as a backdrop to some good fight action, which is the real star of the movie. I don't know where you get the idea that this movie is supposed to prove he's better than any of the other already established marital arts stars. He's just another action star doing his thing. I think you're threatened by the fact that his character refused to allow himself to be beaten or fallen by his opponents. I admit, that is one of the flaws of the story but hardly one thats never been employed by most of the action stars you mentioned, especially Seagal whose made a career out of that trait. And I doubt that tiny five seconds Gina Carano was on-screen did any damage to her career. I think she'll be ok.
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"(If this sounds racist I don't really care even if it gets deleted but it's a typical low budget black fight flick that has the same story about the black man being superior to all races and having the bronze and heart to always do the right thing and come out on top while having all women especially Caucasian lusting after them but still being held down as much as possible by the evil Caucasian MAN, lol. It's probably one of many to come by someone who wasted their acting career on this kind of garbage like Michael did. The movie is entertaining if nothing else is on Showtime at 3am.)"
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The OP obviously has racial issues as he so played himself in his following post. Typical low budget black flick? I don't see any of the crap he's talking about in there. If anything, it's a typical marital arts straight to video flick. Typical undeveloped/lone wolf lead character. What gave you the idea that he thought he was superior to all races? I just saw a man punching his was through all comers. how come when someone white does it, the same theory doesn't apply ? Only whites are allowed to be superior, I guess huh? White women lusting after him? That must have really made you jealous haha. There was one white woman fighter who came up to him to give her number after he demolished the fight mob. So what did his race have to do with it ? Have you ever been to a mixed marital arts show? Beautiful woman of all races, flock to those things because they are attracted to fighters.
MJW hasn't wasted his career. He's shown he's a versatile actor who can also do marital arts. He took the less-traveled avenue of taking real acting roles first and showcasing his fight skills second. Insuring he'll have longevity in the biz unlike alot of martial artists with acting skills who typecast themselves by building their acting careers soley on action and marital arts movies. If anything, I'm sure we'll see more of MJW in both mainstream and hopefully more action roles. This movie is one of the hottest D2D action rentals of the past several months. Three of my local Blockbusters had to order extra copies.
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