Redbelt( 2008)

TV-MADrama

64%

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There's always a way out. You just have to find it.

Overview

Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.

Top Billed Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Mike Terry
Tim Allen
Chet Frank
Alice Braga
Sondra Terry
Jose Pablo Cantillo
Snowflake
Randy Couture
Dylan Flynn
Ricky Jay
Marty Brown
Joe Mantegna
Jerry Weiss
Max Martini
Joe Collins
Emily Mortimer
Laura Black
David Paymer
Richard
Rebecca Pidgeon
Zena Frank
Rodrigo Santoro
Bruno Silva
Jennifer Grey
Lucy Weiss
Vincent Guastaferro
Eddie Bialy
John Machado
Ricardo Silva
Matt Malloy
Lawyer
Ray Mancini
George (as Ray Mancini)
Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Gini Collins
Caroline de Souza Correa
Monica
Bob Jennings
Sammy
Steve DeCastro
Knife Fighter on Set
Jake Johnson
Guayabera Shirt Man
J.J. Johnston
Dennis Keiffer
Knife Fighter in Bar
Simon Rhee
Bruno's Henchman
Troy Gilbert
Bruno's Henchman
Damon Herriman
Official at Arena
Dan Inosanto
The Professor
Ed O'Neill
Hollywood Producer
Cyril Takayama
The Magician
Luciana Souza
Singer in Bar
Scott Barry
Billy the Bartender

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A review by tmdb28039023

Written by tmdb28039023 on Sun Aug 28 2022

Redbelt may not be, though it’s still pretty good, David Mamet’s best, but it is for the most part an interesting sample of his work in that it showcases some of his most finely honed traits and, more importantly, it is proof that the true mark of a gifted filmmaker is the ability to elevate any genre he chooses to use as raw material (his Spartan is another good example, as is Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire); in this case what we have is a deconstructed martial arts film, complete with a Big Tournament at the end – but the events leading up to it, and how the tournament itself unfolds, are handle...