MJW delivers the goods.
I saw this movie several months ago because I'm a big fan of MJW. Michael Jai White is one of my favorite action heroes. There aren't many people that can do the things he does when it comes to action movies. It's a blast watching him administer his own brand of justice. His intensity knows no bounds. Blood & Bone is a great example of how good MJW can truly be when he's given enough to work with. He has the charisma, talent and skills to be a big action star. I wouldn't call this a great film by any means, but it's definitely an above average B-Action film. Despite some annoying shaky camera work, (a pet peeve of money in general) the fight scenes deliver in a big way, with the best being a toss-up between MJW kicking all kinds of ass in a supermarket, and MJW's scrap at the end with Lateef Crowder. His fight with Crowder reminded me a bit of Jean-Claude Van Damme's fight with Bolo Yeung in Double Impact. Speaking of Crowder, he was a badass and a lot of fun to watch. I especially liked his cartwheel kick. My only real complaint about this movie are the pacing issues. It really cooled off after such an intense start and I found my interest waining at times when MJW wasn't on-screen. There are too many uninteresting side characters for my liking. Jimmy Navaro has a lot of screen-time and failed to do much with it, imo. The twist at the end with his character was highly predictable as well. Neal McDonagh is technically fine in his part, but I get the feeling he was here for the paycheck.
Falcon Rising isn't anywhere near as good as Blood & Bone, nor will it change your life. That said, it is fairly enjoyable and it will divert your attention for 100 minutes or so. If you're a MJW fan, or an action fan in general, I recommend seeing it at least once for some of the fight scenes alone. The ending leaves things open for a sequel. I'd be up for it.
6/10.
I saw this movie several months ago because I'm a big fan of MJW. Michael Jai White is one of my favorite action heroes. There aren't many people that can do the things he does when it comes to action movies. It's a blast watching him administer his own brand of justice. His intensity knows no bounds. Blood & Bone is a great example of how good MJW can truly be when he's given enough to work with. He has the charisma, talent and skills to be a big action star. I wouldn't call this a great film by any means, but it's definitely an above average B-Action film. Despite some annoying shaky camera work, (a pet peeve of money in general) the fight scenes deliver in a big way, with the best being a toss-up between MJW kicking all kinds of ass in a supermarket, and MJW's scrap at the end with Lateef Crowder. His fight with Crowder reminded me a bit of Jean-Claude Van Damme's fight with Bolo Yeung in Double Impact. Speaking of Crowder, he was a badass and a lot of fun to watch. I especially liked his cartwheel kick. My only real complaint about this movie are the pacing issues. It really cooled off after such an intense start and I found my interest waining at times when MJW wasn't on-screen. There are too many uninteresting side characters for my liking. Jimmy Navaro has a lot of screen-time and failed to do much with it, imo. The twist at the end with his character was highly predictable as well. Neal McDonagh is technically fine in his part, but I get the feeling he was here for the paycheck.
Falcon Rising isn't anywhere near as good as Blood & Bone, nor will it change your life. That said, it is fairly enjoyable and it will divert your attention for 100 minutes or so. If you're a MJW fan, or an action fan in general, I recommend seeing it at least once for some of the fight scenes alone. The ending leaves things open for a sequel. I'd be up for it.
6/10.