Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Spoonixel Amateur movie with Big budget

Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

SnoopyStyle Tommy Riley (James Marshall) is new in an inner city Chicago school and gets in trouble with some of the black students called the Storm Troopers led by Shortcut. Abraham Lincoln Haines (Cuba Gooding Jr.) comes to the rescue. Tommy's father (John Heard) is in trouble owing gambling debts. His mother is dead leaving the family in debt for the hospital bills. Dawn (Cara Buono) likes Tommy and gets him a job at her family diner. Underground boxing promoter Pappy Jack (Robert Loggia) hooks him into a fight run by Jimmy Horn (Brian Dennehy). Noah (Ossie Davis) is the experienced trainer. Tommy befriends fellow boxer Romano (Jon Seda). He quits after one fight but Jimmy Horn won't take no for an answer. Jimmy buys out Tommy's father's gambling debts.Firstly, the fights look ugly. I don't mean they are filled with dirty tricks. I mean that the choreography is poor. The other problem is that Cuba doesn't have enough time on screen. He's a big part of the climax and should have much more time to set it up. Also everybody looks a bit too old to be in high school. James Marshall is very stiff which somewhat fits the character. It doesn't make the character compelling. The movie still works in a limited fashion.

KIEZER SOZE I am NOT or have Never Been a (*SEAL*) Fan but his Song (*KILLER*) in This Movie is Classic along with a Couple Other Great Songs on The Soundtrack & The Plot is Simple But ENTERTAINING & You have your Good Guy Character & a Couple of Bad Guy Characters. The BOXING looks Real & The ACTING & ACTORS are Good. Over The Last 10 Years or So Every Time I see Gladiator when I am Channel Surfing I Always Hope it is This Gladiator & not Gladiator with (*Russell Crowe*) even though that is a Great Movie also But this Gladiator has A Lot More Replay Value in My Opinion ... P.S George Parker from Orange County, CA USA Who left The Review (*Gladitover*) 16 February 2004 Stick to GAY PORN Homey (lol)

suspiria10 Gladiator (1992) Columbia DTV 101m Director: Rowdy Harrington Stars: James Marshall, Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert Loggia, Brian DennehyTommy Riley is a new transfer to the slums of Chicago. Out of his element, Tommy keeps to himself but winds up caught up in the addictive world of underground fighting circuit. But the neighborhood and the elements surround him as the ring threatens to end him for good."Gladiator" is highly derivative and definitely unoriginal but this mixture of urban teen drama and "Rocky" has its own charm and I enjoy it. It may not be original but it has a little heart and is well done and acted. (3.5/5)/

George Parker "Gladiator" (1991) tells of a young down-on-his-luck student (Marshall) who takes up underground boxing to pay off his father's gambling debts. In the process he, of course, kicks everyone's butt like some kind of supercharged "Rocky" and captures the heart of the resident babe (Buono). Both Marshall and Buono turn in wooden performances while surrounded by a bunch of B-listers who all appear to be in this gig for a paycheck. Lackluster, obvious, predictable, and very ordinary, this "Gladiator" is one to miss. Now in broadcast purgatory. (C-)