Pretty big powerhouse of a movie

Rating: 10/10 (14 March 2008)

All i have to say is WOW. This movie is actually very good compared to what i thought it was gonna be. The title itself is enough to say how powerful this movie is. The action NEVER BACKS DOWN, the intensity NEVER BACKS DOWN, and the whole damn movie NEVER BACKS DOWN for a single second.
One thing that really caught my eye was the amount of action that was pumped into this movie. Nearly every scene that involves fists and bodies flying never strays away from the term ACTION.
Some of the acting is sublime, but it isn't totally bad as in Uwe Boll style acting. More like Paul W.S. Anderson acting, which isn't entirely bad.
The drama carefully crafts itself into the movie without destroying it. The drama isn't sublime, but it's moderate to almost half-over average.
The fight scenes will probably catch the most attention from the movie (of course). Every single fight scene looks so perfectly fleshed out, even if you can't fully see whats going on at times. The climax is what really caught my eye. There are some pretty intense moments in the climax, and lets just say that "what goes around comes around" and leave it at that.
The only true problems I had with this film is its lack of originality. There are a few clichés from Fight Club and Rocky, but they don't get in the way that much. Another problem would be its story. It isn't all that complex, and is quite simple to understand that even an 8 year old could probably figure out. Not to that its too much of a bad thing, its just that it could of had a little more kick to it.
Overall, this movie was rather enjoyable, and definitely the best movie I've seen so far this year. It's definitely not Fight Club, and sure as hell isn't Rocky, but it will do amongst all the other awesome fighting movies out there.