Review of Throw Down (2004) by Greg W — 26 Jun 2013
The ultimate homage to Akira Kurosawa (his debut being judo movies), Thrown Down is a strange mix of drama, martial arts, and comedy. Three central characters: The main guy, a former judo champion who does nothing but run a failing club and drinks, a young prodigy who wishes to fight him before glaucoma takes his eyesight, and a young woman who wants to be a famous singer.
The main drag that slows this movie down is that the plot is quite aimless. Its not a Rocky-esque sports movie, its not a full out martial arts movie (it has very little in it), and the movie's pace can irritate. The characters do not do much for the first hour, but after the main ex-champion's mentor is hospitalized, he changes his ways to fight again.
It has decent camera work and acting, but the movie is strange and due to its aimless plot, it doesn't really come together we as a complete movie. Perhaps if it was more like a sports movie or at least a buddy movie, it would have worked better.
PS. the competitive gangster boss was hilarious, easily the best character in the movie.
This review of Throw Down (2004) was written by Greg W on 26 Jun 2013.
Throw Down has generally received positive reviews.
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