Sep
28
2008
Dir & Writ: David Mamet
- Chiwetel Ejiofor … Mike Terry
- Alice Braga … Sondra Terry
- Jose Pablo Cantillo … Snowflake
- Emily Mortimer … Laura Black
- Tim Allen … Chet Frank
- Joe Mantegna … Jerry Weiss
See also: IMDb ; Other reviews
When is a martial arts film not a film about martial arts? When it is a David Mamet film of course.
Chiwetel Ejiofor in Redbelt
Redbelt tells the story of Mike Terry
[1] who is a struggling
[2] Jiu-jitsu instructor. His wife, Sondra is forced to direct money from her business into his in order to pay his bills. And she isn’t that happy about it. Especially because Mike will not fight in competitions; he sees them as weakening. A fight is a fight, a competition has rules and regulations, it isn’t a real fight. He also spouts “philosophical” statements about Jiu-jitsu and life in general. The main one being that there is always a way out.
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Linknotes:
- a man with two front names=invincible! ↩
- poverty wise I mean. He has it going on with the fighting and shit ↩
Tags:
6 Stars,
Alica Braga,
Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Emily Mortimer,
honour,
Jiu-jitsu,
Jose Pablo Cantillo,
Jow Mantegna,
R15A,
Redbelt,
Tim Allen
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