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

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
Robert McEvilly	...	Prison Guard
Myke Michaels	...	Tough guy 2
Roman Mitichyan	...	Prisoner
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:

Follows The Circuit (2002)

Bad

While slightly better than the first rendition of this series that's not to be taken as a compliment either, only because the first one was just so God awful! The sequel was just as bad, the fight scenes were boring and hosted some of the worst acting my eyes have ever laid sight upon. They seriously might as well just hold the script right in front of them and do a cold reading that's how heinous it comes out. The only thing that this had somewhat going for it was that the plot had a little bit better of a background and could have been turned into something interesting had the right screenwriters gotten their hands upon it. The other part was that there were one or two quotes that were cool, but make no mistake; it didn't save this movie in the least bit. They even brought back those corny tiki-torches for the end fight scenes that were used in the first one that any person can pick up at the dollar store easily. It goes without saying that the body count adds up once again with no one giving it a second thought. I really hope someone eventually breathes life back into the direct-to-video action movie genre soon...it needs revitalization horribly!

Final Queue:

Movies: Never quite made it there, luckily for the rest of us.

DVD Purchase: You've gotta be kiddin' me!

Rental: I wouldn't if I were you.