The Circuit 2: The Final Punch (2002) (V)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

Jalal Merhi

Writer:

Glen G. Doyle (writer)

Release Date:

15 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Fight to get in. Die to get out.

Plot:

Prisoners are dying at the Ogden Correctional Institution, a prison where a corrupt Warden has taken justice and business into his own hands...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Underground Fighting | Prison Fight | Mixed Martial Arts

Cast

Olivier Gruner	...	Dirk Longstreet
Jalal Merhi	...	Bill
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerry T. Adams	...	Prison Guard
Lucas Bablin	...	Slash
Winston Bailey	...	Parking Lot Thug
Roy Bamy	...	Prison Guard
Shaunt Benjamin	...	Warden Biggs (as Shant Bejanian)
Michael Blanks	...	Blackjack
Nino Cappuccino	...	Parking Lot Thug
Robert Chapin	...	Fighter
Geoff Davis	...	Thug #2
Brock De Ville	...	Prison Guard
Edwin Garcia II	...	The Kid
Bryan Genesse
Gail Harris	...	Nicole Kent
Lovake Heyer	...	Dermot
Gary Hudson	...	Baxter
Omar Kaczmarczyk	...	Doctor
Lorenzo Lamas	...	Max
Myke Michaels	...	Tough guy 2
Elise Moller	...	Betsy
Gerald Okamura	...	Ming Li
Mike Ortiz	...	Fighter
Mark Parra
Kelly Pendygraft	...	TV Reporter
Robin Petgrave	...	Helicopter pilot
Shauna Sand	...	Nurse
Jim Shagen	...	Pike
Justin Slagle	...	Security Officer #1
Larnell Stovall	...	Prison Fighter
Parris Washington	...	Prison Guard
Chino XL	...	Thug #1

Also Known As:

The Circuit 2 (USA) (short title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violent content and some language.

Runtime:

Canada:90 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:M (original rating) | Germany:18 | USA:R

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Circuit III: Final Flight (2006) (V)

Disconnected...

Olivier Gruner stars as a kickboxer who goes undercover (Using the alias Jim Morrison) behind bars to take down the bad guys who injured his reporter girlfriend. Also on board is Lorenzo Lamas who doesn't really have much to do. Much fighting ensues in this completely botched fight flick. One of the major problems with the movie is just how ridiculously stupid it is. We have Gruner looking more like Yul Brynner trying to kick ass, completely oblivious to the fact that a fight sequence needs a director who can hold the camera steady. I must admit I watched this movie, only because I found it for one dollar and I admit that the movie had me in stitches at regular intervals. It's just too bad the movie is meant to be so serious because it was just laughable. The fight sequences are also so sloppy and indeed i'm shocked that martial arts experts choreographed this fight sequences. I mean you take a B.grade action flick like Kickboxer 2:The Road Back (Seriously comparing this to even Kickboxer 3, is just too good for a movie like this) and you have fight sequences pumped up with much blood ready to flow. Circuit 2 comes off as if the choreography was done by people who don't know the difference between martial arts and disco dancing. Some unintentional laughs aside this is very bad stuff. However it's frequently hilarious and is a must for fans of goofy cinema. Watch the ending and note that we never learn the girlfriend's fate!

* out of 4-(Bad)