Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

jfgibson73 This was a fun action movie set featuring a primarily Hispanic cast set in L.A. The story is similar to Billy Jack, Walking Tall, and many other action movies, but with a Latino lead.The main character, Danny, was a special agent in the military who had to do a lot of horrible things, but honed his skills as a killing machine. He comes home to the neighborhood where he grew up to find that the local business are being terrorized by an organized crime outfit. He single-handedly must fight the gang until the climactic showdown where he confronts the top men.One twist is that Danny's brother is a crooked cop who is working for the gang. Gary Buesey gets to do his usual kooky stuff as the crime boss. Danny's love interest is the daughter of his mentor and the leader of the community group trying to stand up to the gang.The fight scenes were fun, although a bit amateurish. My biggest problem with the movie was the ending. After Danny had toppled the gang (if that ruins the surprise for you, this must be the first action movie you're watching), he leaves town without explanation. This is the second time he's disappeared and broken his girlfriend's heart. Maybe the filmmakers thought they had a franchise and wanted to leave room for a sequel, but I got the impression that he was no longer involved with the military and had no other commitments. So it just seemed kind of mean for him to take off without giving a reason. 5/10

SciFiSly Man, I sure did love Billy Jack when I was a kid and "Everybody Loves Raymond" is one funny show. So, as I sat watching this movie I kept thinking to myself, "Gosh, this sure seems familiar in a really odd, totally indirect sort of way."And then it hit me.The hero looks like Ray Romano and the avenging retired soldier aspect of his character reminded me of Billy Jack. Then you've got some bad guys making everyone miserable and rich folks with money providing money to the bad guys to make everyone miserable. I mean, it's not EXACTLY like Billy Jack but if Billy Jack ever made it to East L.A. this is exactly how he'd handle things.Of course he wouldn't ride in on a burgundy red Kawasaki (!). No self respecting tough guy would.

jandmretired Love the action and the storyline based on the realities of Latinos. I especially like how the star of the movie (Fabian Carrillo) keeps his composure throughout the movie until the end when he explodes into action. Also, how he enters as a positive role model and exits with respectful simplicity. His fighting style brings a fresh mixture of "cool" and "reality". Can't wait to see him in action again in another movie!Also, great cast for this type of movie... Gary Busey was a perfect bad guy and Lorenzo Lamas was interesting as Gary's henchman. Robert LaSardo, who plays Paco was a perfect fit and his love scene was steamy. The only weak link in the movie was Joyce Giraud who played Claudia. James Hong gave a great performance and the gang members were very scary... When is the comic book and part 2 coming out?

tequila_mockingbird This movie made me think of what it might be like if Ray Romano decided to do martial arts. Fabian Corillo looked just like Ray in that one where Ray was trying to act cool and got a tan and dyed his hair black.Seriously, the acting was pretty bad, and the fighting was pretty... eh. The shots were edgy for the first 3 minutes and then they over-did it with 'edgy'. Then they over-did it with 'edgy'. Then they over-did it with 'edgy'. It was like a broken record with the speeding up and slowing down and almost stopping the camera. It's like back in school if you had the hyper kid running the movie projector. "Stop playing around Tommy!"Still, there was some minor charm in this film. And to quote Jules Winnfield (Pulp Fiction), "Charm goes a long way." Still, watching it only one time would be fine with me.Interesting house "the Dragon" has at the end. If you go for that "post-hurricane" look. Was that supposed to be his "Fortress of Solitude"??If this comes to television, it's worth watching. In fact it has a made-for-TV look to it. 4/10