If you like watching actors/models kick and punch their way through a nonexistent plot, this film is for you. I guess that younger male audiences will enjoy watching other young men get flung around like action figures in a blender. Just add American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile to the mix, and you're set for the sleepover. Did I also mention that the film hosts an abundance of scantily clad ladies? Girls in bathtubs, girls in bathing suits, blond Alicia Keys look-a-likes - my educated guess is that Entourage's casting crew had a significant part in this production.
The story revolves around Jake, a high school football player from Iowa haunted by his father's death. We quickly learn how he expresses his anger by sucker punching people's faces inside out. When Jake moves to Orlando, he almost immediately receives an offer to join the prestigious local fight club led by a much less attractive fusion of Paul Walker and Brad Pitt. The film's crucial moment occurs when Jakes decides not to join the club. Alas, had he joined, the movie wouldn't have had to continue and we'd all be better off. Sadly, the rest is mostly just scenes of Jake being incessantly beaten in his quest to get revenge on the pernicious Paul Pitt.
I'll reluctantly admit I was somewhat entertained, at least when there wasn't dialogue. Frankly, I don't mind seeing people hit each other hard for extended periods of time. Neither do I mind watching actor Djimon Hounsou from Blood Diamond, the only real actor in the whole film, train Jake to hit people harder for even longer periods of time. Watch this film only if you have nothing better to do or if you accidentally land on it a year from now on Showtime.
