Review of Redbelt (2008) by Alexandre A — 02 Oct 2008
This is probably David Mamet's best film yet, fusing his usual, script heavy, have-you-spotted-the-setup-yet? characteristics with an obvious love for martial arts and their inherent discipline. The passion this theme has clearly inspired allows Mamet to go beyond simple sports cliches and explore the rules society lives by, the compromises we are forced to make and the prices we pay in reconciling the two.
Visually, it's his smartest film yet; every movie he's made since House of Games feels less and less like it was directed by a writer, but thankfully the theatrical, arythmical beats to his dialogue remain unchanged.
His cast of perennials does excellent work as always, while Chiwetel Ejiofor is as outstanding as we've come to expect.
This review of Redbelt (2008) was written by Alexandre A on 02 Oct 2008.
Redbelt has generally received positive reviews.
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