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Genre | Drama |
Format | Multiple Formats, AC-3, Color, Dubbed, Dolby, Subtitled, NTSC, Widescreen |
Contributor | Ricky Jay, Vincent Guastaferro, Rodrigo Santoro, Joe Mantegna, The Redbelt Company, LLC, Chrisann Verges, Max Martini, David Paymer, Jose Cantillo, John Machado, Jennifer Grey, Ray Mancini, Rebecca Pidgeon, Alice Braga, David Mamet, Matt Malloy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Randy Couture, Cathy Cahlin Ryan, Emily Mortimer See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 39 minutes |
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Set on the westside of the Los Angeles fight world, a scene inhabited by bouncers, cagefighters, cops and special forces types REDBELT is the story of Mike Terry(Chiwetel Ejiofor), a Jiu-jitsu master who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing to instead pursue a life of honor and education by operating a self-defense studio with a samurai's code. Terry and his wife Sondra (Sonia Braga) struggle to keep the business running to make ends meet. An accident on a dark, rainy night, between an off duty officer (Max Martini) and a distraught laywer (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). In order to pay off his debts and regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring for the first time in his life.
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- Aspect Ratio : 2.40:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 Ounces
- Item model number : 4157839
- Director : David Mamet
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, AC-3, Color, Dubbed, Dolby, Subtitled, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 39 minutes
- Release date : August 26, 2008
- Actors : Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Alice Braga, Jose Cantillo, Randy Couture
- Dubbed: : French
- Subtitles: : French
- Producers : Chrisann Verges
- Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B001C5LLMI
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #44,591 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #8,050 in Drama DVDs
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Mamet movies I've seen (written and/or directed), as just now revealed to me by IMDB:
The Winslow Boy
Ronin (I had no idea!)
Wag the Dog
The Edge (!)
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Untouchables
The Verdict
So, as it turns out, I've liked most of the movies of his I've seen. In fact, all of the above rank at least in my "hey that was pretty ok" level. Ronin I love.
Redbelt ranks similarly to Ronin, helped by it's main character's adherence to a samurai-like code. Mike Terry is an honorable man running a small jui-jutsu dojo in LA. He has a dedicated student, a police officer, in whom he has instilled the same sense of honor. His wife runs a textile/clothing design business and helps him stay afloat. He is well-known and respected within the martial arts world, but has never found great financial success, and refuses to compete. A series of fortuitous and tragic events and people test his code of honor to the furthest degree.
The movie is carried equally by its writing and acting. It's a fight movie, and you figure the quiet master will have to fight in the end, but Mamet's screenplay takes interesting routes to get there. The time spent with Mike Terry (the truly great Chiwetel Ejiofor) makes the choices and conclusions feeled earned rather than obvious. Chiwetel is supported by a uniformly excellent cast, including Tim Allen in a serious role, Emily Mortimer, Joe "Fat Tony" Mantegna, and Max Martini (who does a lot with a relatively small amount of screen time as the cop student).
I read some reviews that complained about the ending and some of the story's loose ends not being tied up, but I think each of those elements was consistent with the way the story was told and needn't have been elaborated on. (One example: it is hinted that Terry has a military past and has overcome an alcohol addiction, but, while never elaborated on, we see the sort of man it has made Terry, and these hints do strengthen the character without needing to be spelled out.)
As far as the visuals go, the beginning really stood out to me. Very moody noir-ish stuff in the rain. The rest of the cinematography doesn't draw attention to itself (to me, anyway), but the direction allows many lingering shots that afforded some great introspective work from Chiwetel.
I recommend it.
PROTAGONIST IS AN OWNER OF A JUI JITSU SCHOOL, WHO BELIEVES IN A STRICT CODE OF HONOR. ONE OF HIS STUDENTS BREAKS THIS
CODE AND KILLS HIMSELF. THIS FOREVER CHANGES OUR MAIN CHARACTER. NOT TO DO A SIMPLE NARRATIVE REVIEW, THERE ARE THE
ISSUES OF A PERSONAL CODE OF BELIEFS, AND .........TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE......FROM HAMLET. AS OUR HERO IS UNKNOWINGLY
PULLED INTO A WEB OF DECEIT, THE DENOUEMENT, I.E. UNRAVELING APPROACHES AND WE HAVE A CONCLUSION UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN. THIS IS ONE OF DAVID MAMET’S, THE DIRECTOR, GREATEST CINEMATIC ACHIEVEMENTS. IT IS A MASTERPIECE AS A
VERY SERIOUS BRUCE LEE, OR TONY JAA FILM. ENJOY.
The cast features Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, and Joe Mantegna. Tim Allen is the stand out here as he ditches his Home Improvement persona for a much darker character. I would say it's the best performance of his career.
Chiwetel Ejiofor does a great job portraying a Jiu-Jitsu expert and instructor. This isn't your normal martial arts movie--the story is intricate and thoughtful--just what you'd expect from Mamet. Mamet and Ejiofor do an excellent job of showing the hard work and struggle it takes to run a martial arts school while sticking to the principles set forth from master to student.
Don't get me wrong-- the fight scenes are incredibly realistic. I've never seen Jiu-Jitsu portrayed so accurately in a movie.