I’ve got a review of David Mamet’s new movie, Redbelt, up at E! Online. I’m a huge Mamet fan, so this was more like a reward than work.
Review in a Hurry: A martial-arts trainer who lives by a strict samurai’s code can’t pay the bills and gets pushed into a prize-money tournament after a tragic accident. This scores high on the ass-kickery meter, and what could have been another generic fight film is elevated into a thinking-man’s Rocky…
Even if you’re not a Mamet fan, you should see this. It’s smart, interesting, and Chiwetel Ejiofor is fantastic in the lead. Of course, as a movie that preaches the virtues of restraint, it’s going up against Iron Man. Which you should probably also see. But one is dinner, and the other’s dessert.
