Format:DVD
Studio:Star Quest Entertainment
Date:1998
Catch Phrase:"One hit is all it takes."


What the box says:It's a martial arts showdown in an action packed tale of two brothers striving for the ultimate honor - The title of U.S. Kickboxing Champion. Older brother Damon, is a tough ex-cop who is battling his own demons and trying to keep his brother Joe on the road to the championship. Joe, tired of walking in his brother's shadow joins the dangerous underground fight circuit in search of money, a reputation and a shot at the title. He gets in over his head when he joins a team backed by one of the most notorious crime families to fight in a no rules, no holds barred competition. Now, two ruthless crime lords are determined to do whatever it takes to win and there's no telling how far they will go.


What I say about the box:Action packed? More like yawn inducing. It's too bad they didn't have the person who wrote this summary write the movie script. Maybe it would not have been as much of a joke. Just remember "one hit is all it takes", but I have no idea what that has to do with this movie.


My review:The dvd case seemed cool, so I took a change and bought it (thankfully at a used dvd price). Little did I know that the acting is so poor It's hard to believe. Not to mention its filled with poor dialog and scenes that are pointless to the movie. The main characters can't act much, but there is some hope. There are a few people in the movie with a natural acting style, such as "Pops". His first, and only, scene is when he is training Joe. He has a southern accent and loves to say goofy lines such as: *after Joe does a jump kick into the punching bag* "hold it, hold it Joe" "None of that kicking around here", "Joe any more of that kicking here and I'll kick that *** back to Birmingham", and "Joe your brother is the one with the fans, he won the national championship, what the hell did you ever do." As for the story, it's basically what they said on the box, so I won't bother writing about it. The fighting scenes are not half bad, but they are somewhat slow paced.

In summary, decent fighting scenes encapsulated in garbage.