This movie has one thing going for it: the fighting. It's the whole centerpiece of the film itself. All the fighters are the real deal, many of the injuries are real and the fights are brutal. All the actors who portray the fighters are professionals who are usually doing stuff the big stars can't in all those action films many love so much. If anything, I must give the film props for the fights alone.

Where should I begin? This is a movie full of promise and potential, that ultimately never delivers even a taste of what you hope for. The characters barely interact, the back stories for each seem so cliché and tacked on and the story itself is paper-thin. I sat through the whole thing wondering if I was supposed to be really feeling emotion in certain scenes, because it was obvious they were trying for that. The director tries to give the film a "reality show" appearance with security camera shots, but it just comes off as lame. The fighters essentially lack any personality at all, which is sad considering a few of them seemed interesting.

By the time the final match came around, I was completely indifferent to any of it, tempted to shut it off right then. Compared to a few earlier matches, it was quite weak. The fighters are all basic clichés with little to no creativity, which makes me wonder how this even made it to theaters.

There were some decent fight scenes early on, but not enough to save it. Ultimately a complete let down from beginning to end. Go watch The Kumite instead, as it's much better than this.

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