
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 ... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| eFilmCritic.comPeter Sobczynski"Redbelt" is a smart and stirring drama in which the intellectual conflicts turn out to be almost as exciting as the more visceral physical ones. |
| HollywoodChicago.comAdam FendelmanDavid Mamet combines his famous rat-a-tat dialogue rhythms with a story that he describes as 'American samurai'. This collaboration of Mamet, Chiwetel Ejiofor and the purity of martial arts join forces for a captivating and one-of-a-kind film experience. |
| Sin MagazineAustin KennedyFrom the very first scene I was completely enthralled by this complex character study. |
| The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)Dan DiNicolaWith Ejiofor standing above the rest, the performances are uniformly excellent. |
| I.E. WeeklyAmy NicholsonDavid Mamet must have gotten roundhouse kicked in the head to think there was a story worth telling in his latest macho faceoff. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThe plot is intriguing enough to keep the audience guessing until the end. |
| CinemaBlend.comBrian HolcombIt's not the characteristically sharp Mamet dialogue that makes Ejiofor effective so much as what he does between the lines: Moments of powerful contemplation and silence. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceIt's always fun to watch the Mamet stock company springing a trap on an unwary victim. |
| E! OnlineChris FarnsworthThis scores high on the ass-kickery meter, and what could have been another generic fight film is elevated into a thinking-man's Rocky by writer-director David Mamet. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)Watching Redbelt is like watching a chess game. As Mamet manipulates his characters, it's involving and occasionally thrilling, but it never makes you feel much. |