A very well made action flick

Rating: 7/10 (19 October 2012)

I approached the movie with trepidation because I had recently seen Undisputed and was quite frankly very underwhelmed by the experience. However, my doubts were soon dispelled because this had what Undisputed did not have. A coherent story line and close to real characters. Sean Faris is an angry young man who has shifted schools because his brother is a tennis prodigy and has got a scholarship. At the new schools, he comes in contact with Ryan who is the local mixed martial arts champion. The movie moves along on predictable path towards a showdown between the two in the clichéd martial arts tournament but still there is a sincere effort at character development. Djimon Hounsou is pretty good as the mentor of Faris who teaches him the tricks of the martial arts. The acting is competent all round and the fight scenes are very well done. This is my guilty pleasure of the week. I could really relate to the lead and found myself rooting for him in the final fight sequence. 3.5 out of 5 for this. For those of you who haven't given this a try do check it out. It would be a worthy investment of your time.