Casey vs Thugs: 2.5/5
Dojo Fight: 3.25/5
Casey vs Thugs: 2.25/5
Casey vs Lucas: 3/5
Bar Fight: 3.75/5
Casey vs Drug Dealers: 3.25/5
Hotel Fight: 3.5/5
Casey vs Myat: 4/5
Casey vs Goro: 2.75/5
Casey vs Nakabara: 4.25/5
This movie is better than The Protector 2 but not as good as The Raid 2. Scott Adkins (Casey) is one of the best screen fighters in the world. This movie is a good demonstration of his abilities. As a movie it's a pretty straight forward action film, not a whole lot of depth.
The 2 major fights both deliver. One pits Adkins up against Tim Man (Myat), a very talented man only known by true martial arts film nerds. The other fight pits him against Kane Kosugi and it's the best fight in the film. Kosugi's movements are very crisp and smooth, he doesn't look like he's being choreographed at all. Although Adkins vs Tim Man is also great there were times during the fight where it felt choreographed. Also, all of Kosugi's movements had intention. And his fight acting was terrific.
Adkins also has to fight the elderly actor that plays Goro, which actually delivers exactly as it should. It's short, tells a story and gets to the point.
Solid fight film. Somewhat recommended.
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