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Synopsis: REDBELT is the story of Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a Jiu-Jitsu master who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing instead to pursue an honorable life by operating a self-defense studio with a samurai's code. An accident on a dark, rainy night at Terry's studio between an off-duty officer and a distraught lawyer (Emily Mortimer) puts in motion a series of events that will change Terry's life dramatically, introducing him to a world of promoters (Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna) and movie star Chet Frank (Tim Allen). Faced with this, in order to pay off his debts and regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring for the first time in his life.
Starring: Max Martini, Matt Cable
Supporting actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alice Braga, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Emily Mortimer, Cathy Cahlin Ryan, Luciana Souza, Cyril Takayama, Scott Barry, Ricky Jay, Randy Couture, John Machado, Rodrigo Santoro, Ricardo Wilke, Caroline de Souza Correa, Tim Allen, Jack Wallace, Jake M. Johnson, Dennis Keiffer, Rob Reinis, Dominic Hoffman
Directed by: David Mamet
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
Release year: 2008
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong language.
ASIN: B001F0LAOO
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #28,134 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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5.0 out of 5 stars MAMET'S LATEST KNOCK-OUT PUNCH, July 22, 2008
This review is from: Redbelt (DVD)
You can hardly go wrong with someone who has given us the insouciant variety of Glengarry Glen Ross or Wag the Dog. Redbelt is a classic of the same cadre, hands-down the best martial arts movie you have seen in a decade, if not the very best of all time.

Without any flying dragons or crouching whatchamaycallits, mind you. Without even the guttaral shrieks of your standard issue kung-fu flick. So don't be going seeing it expecting your typical jumping jacks and shenanigans from Hong Kong.

It starts in what looks like your average ramshackle dojo teaching Brazilian Judo tricks. The authenticity of the maneuvers is instructive, and gripping. But this soon builds into a thrilling rumination of our common human tussle between staying true to our integrity and giving in to the practical conveniences of the moment.

The screenplay is vintage Mamet. We get a steady dose of one-liners ("I don't teach people to fight. I teach them to prevail.") The narrative offers some unexpected twists but exhibits a gentle unaffected beauty, an austerity that seems almost effortless. You'll watch it in one swoop.

For some inadequately explored reason Amazon and various other sources insist on billing this as a Tim Allen starrer, which is puzzling. He fritters a guest appearance at best (what happened--not enough dates?) and is basically quickly forgotten.

See it instead for the irrepressible tenacity of Ejiofor. He's one of those actors you have seen in strident supporting gigs before, but handed his first meaningful protagonist role here, he brings quite a spine to the film. His character calmly copes with the insidious commercialism and scheming all around him, but his resolve is not without its frailties. Still, we root for him from basically the first ten minutes onwards.

The ending may feel a trifle pat, or at least sudden, but this is undeniably a memorable work of art. Even for people without a flair for martial arts. A highly recommended keeper.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mesmerizing Tour de Force, May 12, 2008
REDBELT is a mesmerizing tour de force. There are so many story elements intricately tied together. Causal action relationships bump up against arbitrary chance events. The honor code of the Samurai warrior meets up and does battle with the criminal scams of a greedy Hollywood film and sports culture. Mamet frames his film with the world of martial arts and yet it is at the same time the classic Greek warrior's noble struggle, "arête", which thus becomes a fascinating fusion of Eastern and Western cultural traditions. The jiu-jitsu instructor's (Mike Terry) caveats to his students in the opening scene in how to marshal their forces and extricate themselves from entrapment by their opponent ("There is always a way out, you just have to find it") all return to test him as the movie unfolds and he becomes ensnared in the dishonorable world which surrounds him. The acting throughout is marvelous with a cast that reflects Mamet's refined sense of individual characters. Chiwetel Ejiofor is superb. While he dominates the film, the other members of the cast are more than impressive, especially Ricky Jay who plays a scumbag fight promoter. If I were to have any criticism, it would be that Mamet sometimes moves too quickly in the exposition of his "magnificent puzzle" and at times during the film, I felt a bit frustrated and confused. But that is a small price to pay for such a challenging artistic experience. The camera work is fascinating. Mamet uses lots of unusual close-up shots, not just of faces but also segments of the landscape in which significant action is occurring. It's a very painterly approach to film. This is a film that stimulates one to see it several more times, hopefully on the big screen. I've not elaborated on any specific scenes, as I don't wish to spoil the challenging denouement of the film. REDBELT is brilliant filmmaking.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Redbelt Review, August 26, 2008
This review is from: Redbelt (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
I was really surprised on just how great this movie was. I'm a huge mma fan and if you are too you can tell from the previews of movies like never back down etc will just be cheesy etc. but I had read a couple reviews on this movie that it was good so figured I'd give it a rent on regular dvd. After watching it I'll be buying it on blu-ray now it's that good. gut-wrenching at times and really surprised that anyone could make such a good movie in the mma world theme. anyone who doesn't watch this is missing out on a epic movie in the mma world. give it a go.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent work by David Mamet
A quick note, primarily just sticking in another 5-star review for this film.

This is a great movie. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Scott Baboyian

4.0 out of 5 stars Mamet does it again
You can't really lose with my 3 DAVID'S RULE: Almost any film by Cronenberg, Lynch and Mamet
is competent at a minimum and brilliant at its best. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Peter A. Cohen

4.0 out of 5 stars "If you want my way, prepare for poverty"
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It is striking to me in the movie how we see the themes of poverty, greed and honour covered. This was not a movie in praise of MMA or Jiu Jitsu. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Cyrus Ghazvini

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst movie ever made
This movie was horribly pretentious and the weird doubling of lines made me gag. For instance, "I want to win a belt. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Buendia

3.0 out of 5 stars I had higher expectations for this film!
A Jui Jitsu trainer, who is living by high principles, gets involved with a gang who are also in the business of Fighting Tournaments. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Khaled Altaher

5.0 out of 5 stars A new classic fight film
What brilliant screenwriter and director David Mamet gives audiences in "Redbelt" is a pure hero myth. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Bob Fake Name

3.0 out of 5 stars Not an action flick
Not sure why I went into this film thinking it was a fists of fury action flick in the spirit of Jet Li or Tony Jaa. Read more
Published 4 months ago by JTS

5.0 out of 5 stars A hero's journey through the dissolute...
This movie is definitely a "hero's journey". Some gripe about the ending, but they don't see that it is a complete redemption. Read more
Published 5 months ago by R. Robinson

4.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT FILM WITH RANDY COUTURE
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I have been a fan of Martial Arts and a practitioner since I was born seeing that some of my uncles and such were black belts in Karate or Jiu-Jitsu [love... Read more
Published 6 months ago by fmwaalex

5.0 out of 5 stars movie review
The film isn't your usual karate kid story but it's about someone who lives by the code of the martial art he teaches. Read more
Published 6 months ago by C. Greene

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