Movie 'Red Belt'

I just finished watching the move 'Red Belt'. It was written and directed by David Mamet who holds a purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu.

I think it was an excellent movie and good martial arts movie.
Has anyone else seen it and what did you think of it?

David

david

I saw it last week. I did not like the ending though. Other than that I think it was a pretty good movie. Kinda makes you wonder if fighters do throw fights for the certain reasons!!!

Mamet is one of my favorite directors, but his style did not seem to lend itself well to a martial arts genre film.

Good scenes, not bad cinematography. Liked the fights. Movie as a whole..not very good. Ending came out of no where!

Kevin Leavitt wrote: Good scenes, not bad cinematography. Liked the fights. Movie as a whole..not very good. Ending came out of no where!

Takemusu ending?

David Skaggs wrote: I just finished watching the move 'Red Belt'. It was written and directed by David Mamet who holds a purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu. I think it was an excellent movie and good martial arts movie. Has anyone else seen it and what did you think of it? David

Yeah. Pretty good movie considering he used a lot of non-actors in there. The 'tying of one or two hands behind the back' is kinda cool...