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
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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 ↩
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Emily Mortimer,
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Jose Pablo Cantillo,
Jow Mantegna,
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Redbelt,
Tim Allen
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Sep
28
2006
Write & Dir: Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor
- Jason Statham - Chev Chelios
- Amy Smart - Eve
- Efren Ramirez - Kaylo
- Jose Pablo CantilloVerona
- Francis Capra - Badguy on roof
If you are ever in the mood for some mindless entertainment, then I can wholeheartedly recommend Crank. You can switch your brain off quite easily and enjoy. Come to think about it, it is probably best to switch your brain off, because the plot makes little sense. Switch any morals or ethics off as well, because there is no need for them.
Statham seems to have developed into quite the mindless action hero, and he does a pretty good job, running through the streets, driving like a mad man, pulling any stunt in an attempt to keep his adrenaline pumping.
His character, Chev has been poisoned you see, by some weird Chinese synthetic substance. But he can stay alive for a little while because adrenalin prevents the poison from bonding with his blood and killing him. yeah, enough of the pseudo-science, because that is all so not the point. The point is action, action and more action.
And the film delivers. Action is what you get. Action in the form of violence and the odd bit of sex.
If you are looking for a good film, this probably isn’t your cup of tea, but if you just want to switch off and be entertained by something you know is pointless and ridiculous then this is one to watch.
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7 Stars,
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Amy Smart,
Brian Taylor,
Crank,
Efren Ramirez,
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Francis Capra,
Jason Statham,
Jose Pablo Cantillo,
Mark Neveldine,
mindless fun,
popcorn film,
switch off brain to enjoy
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