Undisputed II - Last Man Standing
by Isaac Florentine
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Actor: Ben Cross, Eli Danker, Michael Jai White, Scott AdkinsDirector: Isaac Florentine
Brand: NEW Line Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-16
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: N10433
Studio: New Line Home Video
Product features:
- Sequel to the 2002 film. This time, Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers (White) is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka (Adkins) in a battle to the death. This time he is not fighting for a title, he is fighting for his life!Running Time: 98 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/A
Movie Reviews of Undisputed II - Last Man Standing
Movie Review: Undisputedly Awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
"Undisputed II" film is a godsend to the world of DTV cinema. Just when I thought that I would have to put up with substandard production values, stupid storylines, and talentless action scenes forever, along came director Isaac Florentine and gave us a break via this spectacular martial arts masterpiece. It seems as if Florentine's work had been building up to this movie the whole time - that the likes of Cold Harvest and US Seals 2 were merely vehicles used by the director to perfect his technique, which comes to a masterful head in "Last Man Standing". I'm flabbergasted why this never made theaters, but in the end, all that matters is how very good it is.
The story: former boxing champion George Chambers (Michael Jai White, Black Dynamite) is filming a low-key vodka commercial in Russia when he's framed for trafficking drugs and sent to a prison owned by a mobster (Mark Ivanir, Schindler's List) making money off open-bet, televised fights between inmates. The criminal's plan: pit Chambers against his own champion - the sadistic martial artist Yuri Boyka (Scott Adkins, Ninja) - for the big payoff. The question is, will the proud Chambers agree to take part in the circuit? - and if so, does he stand a chance?
Let it be known that Michael Jai White is an amazing and underutilized action hero who has yet to see his best days...but Scott Adkins is clearly the star, here. Those of you who have never heard of Scott Adkins before will probably think I'm exaggerating, but he is without a doubt the single best movie martial artist of the modern scene. His acrobatic fighting style lacks definition but is more exhilarating to watch than any wire-worked stuff on the market today. His ability to throw a jumping roundhouse kick, twist in midair, and deliver a heel kick before he's even touched ground is unparalleled and would've made a lesser opponent than White look embarrassing by comparison. White does himself proud by playing the boxer and laying off the kicks for the most part. Their styles mesh well, but Adkins is the star of this squared circle. Expect a half-dozen fights of pure athleticism.
While this is a prison movie, it focuses less on realism and more on the competition aspect, so even folks who get squeamish about incarceration flicks shouldn't feel apprehensive. I like to compare "Undisputed II" to Jean-Claude Van Damme's In Hell from a few years earlier: while the Van Damme film emphasized depicting "every man's worst nightmare", Florentine's piece is more about surviving adversity and preserving one's fighting spirit. During his tenure, Chambers is forced to shower cold, beaten, made to shovel sewage, put into a submerged cell, and subjected to exposure, but he's never broken, and therefore, the movie is a lot less dark. The acting to support this tone is surprisingly good. White is very accomplished for a man who's made his career off of beating people up and more than up to the role. The British-born Adkins does an intense job at playing the heartless-but-religious Russian, who's found God in prison but will kill you if you interrupt his prayers. Eli Danker (Special Forces) likewise pulls a convincing Slavic accent and gives what's probably the film's best performance as a terminal inmate and Chambers' last hope for redemption. Ben Cross (The Russian Specialist) plays Chambers' conflicted cellmate and gives as close to a humorous performance as the film will allow, but shines nonetheless as a tragic victim.
With the exception of the bare opening titles, the production displays next to no evidence of its DTV budget. The only faults I can find lie in the two-dimensionality of the characters and that there aren't more on-level fights: White and Adkins have two confrontations (one which ends way too fast), but for the most part, the fights are very one-sided. Regardless, this is one of the best martial arts films of 2006, Hong Kong flicks included, and maybe even the very best as far as the careers of the cast and director are concerned. Quit stalling and get it.
Summary of Undisputed II - Last Man Standing
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