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Reviews for "Redbelt" Part 1

by Luke Thomas on May 2, 2008 10:40 AM EDT in MMA News

I'll be posting reviews of the movie as I read them, but I must say I'm pleasantly surprised by the generally positive tone many of these reviews have. That being said, not everyone is ready to crown the movie a hit:

As writer and director, Mamet seems to be using all the tricky complications of the plot as a laundry line on which to hang his passion for jujitsu. Ejiofor is good enough to keep us watching, but the mounting cons feel increasingly empty. And the truth is that despite a gripping final showdown, we could use more action, too.

This does seem to be a world Mamet knows well, and every so often we see flashes of the great movie he might have made. But he never quite finds his focus, and as Mike tells his students, "A man distracted is a man defeated."

More to come. Stay tuned.

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Re: Reviews for "Redbelt" Part 1

Well Travers at Rolling Stone gave it 3/4 stars which is pretty impressive cause he is usually pretty rough, especially on movies like Red Belt.

by durden1341 on May 2, 2008 11:57 AM EDT reply actions

Re: Reviews for "Redbelt" Part 1

I'd say there's a 99% chance that it's better than Never Back Down.

by Tonley on May 2, 2008 12:23 PM EDT reply actions

Re: Reviews for "Redbelt" Part 1

New York TImes review:
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/movies/02belt.html

by Popetastic on May 2, 2008 2:11 PM EDT reply actions

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