Director Warren P. Sonoda's film about an amateur cage fighter who gets a shot at the big time is stylishly filmed and has plenty of action in the form of impressively staged brutal fight scenes. The first half of the screenplay, however, too often favors naked pole dancers over meaty drama and has scenes that feel like they have been drawn out to fit the music. The result is a film that, clichéd plot notwithstanding, feels like it could have been much better.
As it is, Unrivaled keeps your attention without triggering much of an emotional response. Hector Echavarria creates a sympathetic loser-turned-hero in Ringo Duran, while Nicholas Campbell (the Da Vinci in Da Vinci's Inquest and Da Vinci's City Hall) gives his usual standout performance, this time as a grizzled trainer, a.la. Burgess Meredith in Rocky.
As for the rest of the cast, the acting is of variable quality,...
As it is, Unrivaled keeps your attention without triggering much of an emotional response. Hector Echavarria creates a sympathetic loser-turned-hero in Ringo Duran, while Nicholas Campbell (the Da Vinci in Da Vinci's Inquest and Da Vinci's City Hall) gives his usual standout performance, this time as a grizzled trainer, a.la. Burgess Meredith in Rocky.
As for the rest of the cast, the acting is of variable quality,...
- 7/27/2010
- CinemaSpy
Bitten starring Jason Mewes and Erica Cox will appear on DVD July 6th courtesy of Rhi and Vivendi Entertainment. Mewes plays Jack a night-shift paramedic who gets romantically involved with a femme fatale who suffers a vampire's bite. Have a look at the official poster and a movie still inside that puts Jack in the role of a dinner plate.
A synopsis for Bitten here:
"Jack is a night-shift paramedic who rescues a troubled young woman from the throes of death. When he brings Danika home to mend, he discovers she’s a vampire in need of a nightly fix. Otherwise, she’s really perfect. But as the victims pile up, Jack questions his own fate, and what his growing fear of commitment could cost him" (Dread).
Release Date: July 6th (DVD).
Director: Harvey Glazer.
Writers: Tim McGregor and Tyler Levine.
Cast: Richard Fitzpatrick, Jordan Madley, Nic Nac, Stuart Stone,...
A synopsis for Bitten here:
"Jack is a night-shift paramedic who rescues a troubled young woman from the throes of death. When he brings Danika home to mend, he discovers she’s a vampire in need of a nightly fix. Otherwise, she’s really perfect. But as the victims pile up, Jack questions his own fate, and what his growing fear of commitment could cost him" (Dread).
Release Date: July 6th (DVD).
Director: Harvey Glazer.
Writers: Tim McGregor and Tyler Levine.
Cast: Richard Fitzpatrick, Jordan Madley, Nic Nac, Stuart Stone,...
- 5/20/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Know what two things go together perfectly? Jason Mewes (minus Silent Bob of course) and sexy vampires. We're not sure why; they just do! That's exactly what you're going to get, too, when Rhi and Vivendi Entertainment release their latest blood-sucking romp, Bitten, onto DVD on July 6th.
Bitten, directed by Harvey Glazer, stars Jay along with Erica Cox, Richard Fitzpatrick, Jordan Madley, and Nic Nac. Yes, Nic Nac. *shakes head*
Check out the artwork and some stills below courtesy of Vivendi after the plot crunch.
Synopsis
Jack is a night-shift paramedic who rescues a troubled young woman from the throes of death. When he brings Danika home to mend, he discovers she’s a vampire in need of a nightly fix. Otherwise, she’s really perfect. But as the victims pile up, Jack questions his own fate, and what his growing fear of commitment could cost him.
- Uncle Creepy
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Bitten, directed by Harvey Glazer, stars Jay along with Erica Cox, Richard Fitzpatrick, Jordan Madley, and Nic Nac. Yes, Nic Nac. *shakes head*
Check out the artwork and some stills below courtesy of Vivendi after the plot crunch.
Synopsis
Jack is a night-shift paramedic who rescues a troubled young woman from the throes of death. When he brings Danika home to mend, he discovers she’s a vampire in need of a nightly fix. Otherwise, she’s really perfect. But as the victims pile up, Jack questions his own fate, and what his growing fear of commitment could cost him.
- Uncle Creepy
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
- 5/19/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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