Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
FirstWitch
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Tyreece Hulme
One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
Jenni Devyn
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
danblukk
I don't know what film the other reviewers were watching but this has got to be one of the worst films I've ever seen.OK, so the film had zero budget to play with, man does it look that way.The camera work looks like it was filmed on a home video camera. The main fighter uses the same fight moves in every single fight he has with the same sound effects, groans, thumps, whacks etc. All used over and over again from the first fight you see. Apart from the fact you can hardly watch the fights cause the camera works shakes about so much or is far to close up to the action you cant really tell whats happening. I can see the were trying to make it look more brutal with the shaky camera but it just gets annoying.The best fight by far was when the lead actor fought a Chinese kung fu guy and thats mainly cause of the other guys kung fu moves and it's sad to watch the lead actor using the same group of punches and knees to defeat everyone he comes up against.I tried to watch as much of this film as I could. I could tolerate all of the above to get through it but by far the worst bit was the acting which eventually made me turn it off and flick through it.I'm a huge martial arts film fan and have sat through some of the worst acted stuff about, going back to the old Chinese dubbed stuff which I could still sit though but this I just couldn't take no more.Anyone wanting to watch a brutal no holds barred fighting flick then stick with something like Undisputed 3.
hart-sandford
After following the progress of Action Director James Richard i finally acquired a copy of Among Dead Men who is now widely distributed in the united states by Amazon.com and Walmart superstores.I have watched and watched this film over 4 times now and thought to myself.what a incredible display of talents.The directing is exquisite and the Camera work spot on.The actors performances are actually good and I have enjoyed the lesser characters equally to the leads.This is a great little independent production that has been well promoted and sold by phase4films over the united states and Canada.The ethnic diversity of the casts is making this film a real melting pot of cultures taking the viewers from Hawaii to the Gold Coast of Australia in a blink of a eyes.The music is also a important factor of this martial art stunner with is full steam feature of style ranging from Kick Boxing,wing chun Kung Fu and Chinese boxing.all scores will be settled in this game of death.
pcoxfilmco
According to the box office link, this film cost $7000 to make. If true then the film makers should be applauded. Putting that to one side, this film becomes one of extremes. It goes from good to bad then back again which makes the overall viewing experience a frustrating one. Some of the acting is very good but this is overshadowed by several poor performances. The sidekick character is one noticeable culprit, as is the love interest. The fights also suffer from extremes. The first brawl and the villain's back alley fight against three toughs are fast and exciting, but unfortunately when it really counts, the standard is sub par. The fight where the leading man kills his opponent and his final confrontation with the villain are exceptionally weak and these are the fights which should have been the strongest. Overall, the film is a mish mash of ideas that lack consistency. The bizarre narration is poorly written and leaves the viewer scratching his head while many of the confrontational scenes work quite well. The leading man is physically awesome but one dimensional, the bad guys are good as are some of the smaller character parts. Where this film stands out though is in the camera direction and editing. With such a low budget, maybe my criticism is too harsh because there are big budget films out there that don't match up to this one. To wrap up, this film is good on a technical level but it's a shame that some of the on screen talent just weren't up to scratch.
dbborroughs
Weakly shot action film about a man who makes his money in illegal fights. After he accidentally kills someone and is sent to jail his former boss conspires to get him back into the ring.The actors aren't bad, they all look mean and imposing. Their fights are pretty good, or would be if they weren't ruined by bad camera work which keeps the view in constant motion, often looking away from the action. The film is further weakened by some interludes of quiet contemplation and deep narration which look good but feel really out of place. Points for their trying to be more than just an action film but just as many away for not making it work.Its a snoozer.