FALCON RISING is a south-of-the-border fight flick starring everyone's favourite man mountain, Michael Jai White, of BLOOD AND BONE fame. This one's a pared-down thriller with join-the-dots plotting (about rogue cops) and a Yakuza conspiracy involving the usual corruption and murder. White is our PTSD-suffering war hero who walks straight into the middle of the situation and proceeds to kick backside in various violent intervals. This one's really low budget but manages to stage a sequence of decent fights, and it helps that the likes of Capoeira fighter Lateef Crowder play in support. Director Ernie Barbarash cut his teeth on CUBE ZERO and various Van Damme vehicles and does a commendable job here.
Review of Falcon Rising
