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Release Date:
9 May 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
There's always a way out. You just have to find it.Plot:
A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Another searing masterpiece from Mamet!! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Max Martini | ... | Joe Collins |
 | Matt Cable | ... | Academy Fighter |
 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | ... | Mike Terry |
 | Alice Braga | ... | Sondra Terry |
 | Jose Pablo Cantillo | ... | Snowflake |
 | Emily Mortimer | ... | Laura Black |
 | Cathy Cahlin Ryan | ... | Gini Collins |
 | Luciana Souza | ... | Singer in Bar |
| Cyril Takayama | ... | The Magician (as Cyril Takata) |
| Scott Barry | ... | Billy the Bartender |
| Ricky Jay | ... | Marty Brown |
| Randy Couture | ... | Dylan Flynn |
 | John Machado | ... | Ricardo Silva |
 | Rodrigo Santoro | ... | Bruno Silva |
 | Ricardo Wilke | ... | Eduardo |
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Rated R for strong language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
99 minCountry:
USAColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
South Korea:15 | USA:R (certificate #43844) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15A | Argentina:13MOVIEmeter: 
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Ed O'Neill's practice of Brazilian Ju-Jitsu partially inspired Mamet to write the movie. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Mike is on Chet's set during the knife demonstration, the knife fighters shirt first appears to be clean. When the camera shot changes it becomes sweaty in the front and back, and when the camera changes again it appears to be clean. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Mike Terry: Tie him up.
[to class]
Mike Terry: The hands are not the issue. The fight is the issue. The battle is the issue. Who imposes the terms of the battle will impose the terms of the peace. Think he has a handicap? No. The other guy has a handicap if he cannot control himself. You control yourself, you control him.
[to student]
Mike Terry: Take him to court.
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I just saw this movie yesterday at the Tribeca Film Festival, NYC. I have never posted a review at IMDb before, in spite of being a loyal visitor to this website for 10 years now. However, after watching Redbelt, I have been forced to say something.
In short the film is about a martial arts instructor who is too idealistic for the real world around him. Thats why he stays safely behind the confines of his teaching academy. One night though, a series of events changes everything and he is forced to come out into the open and confront the consequences of the ripple effect.
This confrontation, in the hands of David Mamet becomes white hot and you can feel the tension of the film in your pulse. The audience applauded many scenes and in the end I think the standing ovation must have lasted five minutes or more. Many people also felt that this film should have been considered for the Cadillac Award, and were disappointed that Redbelt was ineligible for the top competition honor.
As always taut screenplay and cracking dialogues were the hallmark of the film, like any other Mamet movie or play. During the course of the film I couldn't help but wonder at the raw intensity that Mamet manages to bring to his films. I have not been able to pin point so far, but I do see parallels between the protagonists of his earlier film Spartan (played by Val Kilmer) and Redbelt (played to greatness by the ever brilliant Chiwetel Ejiofor).
Overall an amazing film and Mamet fans won't be disappointed.