Not perfect, but not bad

Rating: 8/10 (7 December 2010)

I was sixteen when I first saw this film, and though that was a little less than 3 years ago, I was a lot more easily impressed and loved this film immensely. Since then i have watched this movie many times over. The reason I didn't give it a ten is because I take into account the many clichés it contains, and the cheesy dialog. The acting is fairly decent and the fight scenes were believable (mostly). While it doesn't leave a strong message, it proves to me that a movie doesn't need to be a masterpiece to be good. Movies are made to entertain, and this one does just that. Yes it shares the exact same story as the Karate Kid, but once your brain is turned off it's hard to get bored of this movie. Compared to most mma films this one is worth watching. Like I mentioned before, the acting is decent, unlike Beatdown, and there isn't a montage of pointless sex scenes like Never Surrender. Overall the movie is entertaining and anyone looking to kill sometime should check it out.