Review of Redbelt (2008) by Ryan V — 11 Dec 2012
A martial arts instructor (Chiwetel Ejiofor) racks up substantial debts due to a soured business relationship with a seedy film star (Tim Allen). He's offered a way out through competition in mixed martial arts, but the shady business practices of the league test his defiantly strident code of morality.
Writer/director David Mamet is known for hard-hitting dialogue, but Redbelt successfully marries this mannerism to literal fisticuffs. While there's no shortage of films about fight competitions, few of them function as emotive character dramas on the same level that this one does.
This review of Redbelt (2008) was written by Ryan V on 11 Dec 2012.
Redbelt has generally received positive reviews.
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