When deciding what movies to watch, one thing you can take to the bank, seeing Samuel L. Jackson’s name in the cast list is no indication of a good or bad movie. He’s been in some really good movies and has been part of some real stinkers. And this movie is one of the later. He’s an extertaining character and always brings some level of interest to a show, but this movie is bad and low budget. Our main character is played by Kellan Lutz, a young fairly good looking guy with a killer bod. But a good actor he is not. It’s like they brought some guy off the street and payed him to pretend to be an actor for a day. That’s the level of this guy’s acting skills.
As far as the story goes, it’s a good and interesting concept; a private and hidden modern day gladiator ring, producing pay-per-view fights to the death on the Internet. But it’s so poorly made, acted and directed, that there is no hope of a truely enjoyable watch. Realize it’s bad, and if you enjoy watching bad fight movies, you might still want to watch it till the end.
Keep in mind it’s rather graphic and gory. But it’s all part of it’s sick charm.
4/10