
The story of Jack Conrad, who is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.... (Full plot summary below)
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The story of Jack Conrad, who is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.
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| EURWebKam WilliamsDespite the transparent plotline, the dumb dialogue, the cheesy special f/x, the cornball comic relief and the self-righteous sermonizing, this campy B-movie adds up to a cinematic experience so godawful, it's great, in a reverse chic sort of way. |
| Reel.comPam GradyThe title is not just a description of the competitors; it is also a warning, as in catch this at the multiplex and know that you are condemning yourself to 112 minutes of pure punishment. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerA sloppy, indifferent action movie with a sadistic edge and a sour hypocrisy. |
| Globe and MailStephen ColeIt is hard to say what is more despicable about The Condemned: the overtly racist portrayal of Brekel-Goldman as Jewish-media bloodsuckers, or the film's sleazeball attempt to pass off lovingly attentive sequences of ritual torture - often scenes of incredible hulks bashing cowering women - as a critique of media violence. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey"The Condemned" poses a question about why the word "whore" is considered equal to or greater than "murderer." |
| Sean the Movie GuySean McBridetwo hours of mindless violence and then have the nerve to lecture the audience on why violence is wrong. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.There's nothing wrong with enjoying a balls to the wall guy film where muscle bound behemoths blow shit up and fight to the death... |
| Toronto StarGeoff PevereWhile rather preposterously hypocritical in its moral pretensions, it nevertheless comes through in the no-holds-barred, body-slam department. |
| Denver PostMichael BoothThe Deadliest Game has played out many times on screen, including with Arnold Schwarzenegger in a post-apocalypse The Running Man, but rarely is it aimed as squarely at the pitfalls of pop culture as in The Condemned. |
| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh LarsenThis is a B picture that wants to be smarter than its central concept ... and there are moments when it's even smarter than it intends. |