REDBELT A NOTCH ABOVE MOST FIGHT FILMS

Friday, May 2, 2008 at 12:04PM
Dodd Vickers in magician

USA Today writer Claudia Puig reviews the most recent film by director David Mamet in an article of the above title. In the film Ricky Jay plays a crooked fight promoter while Chiwetel Ejiofor portrays troubled fighter Mike Mike who must enter the ring to pay off debts and re-establish his honor. Magician Cyril Takayama. Other actors appearing in the film play a sleazy agent (Joe Mantegna) and a self-absorbed action star (Tim Allen). The film is a departure from most Mamet fils featuring con men and scam focused plots, but Mamet is himself a purple belt in Jiu-jitsu.

Article originally appeared on The Magic Newswire (http://www.linkingpage.com/).