Death Warrior (2009)

Director:

Bill Corcoran

Writers:

Hector Echavarria (writer)
Eamon Glennon (writer)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Horror

Plot:

Five of the best mixed martial arts champions from around the world are forced to play a deadly game, a game to the death.

Plot Keywords:

Mixed Martial Arts | Nude Body Double | Underground Fighting | Topless | Lasersight

Cast

Hector Echavarria	...	Reinero
Tanya Clarke	...	Kira
Nick Mancuso	...	Ivan
Keith Jardine	...	Andre
Sarain Boylan	...	Sophia
Kevin Jubinville	...	Russell
Ron Gabriel	...	Gus Goldstone
Lara Daans	...	Anka
Cairo Noble	...	Jackey
Rashad Evans	...	El Croco
Louis Paquette	...	Kang Lai
Georges St. Pierre	...	Shaman
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson	...	Wolf
Mauro Ranallo	...	Himself
John Ramsdeen	...	Himself

MPAA:

Rated R for brutal violence, sexuality/nudity and language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45608) | Canada:18A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

BUCK Productions

Marginally better then other MMA films with the stamp of approval of the fighting leagues

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

MMA champion is roped into fighting in some underground matches.

Marginally better than other similar MMA movies made by Hector Echavarria in conjunction with the fighting leagues and starring the fighters themselves. The film mostly suffers from really poor acting since not only are many of the fighters non-actors, they are surrounded by poor actors in the supporting roles. It doesn't help that the film has the plot of almost every other MMA movie (Note to the producers and Mr Echavarria, please come up with something else in place of this one plot) nor does the production seem to have had any money spent on it, with the film style less creative then even the coverage of the fights on TV. (do I need to mention that that the fights are silly and terribly staged? I mean Echavarria sometimes stands there and waits to be attacked)

For my money I'd stay away from any film that's endorsed or connected to the various league and go with something like Red Canvas which is an actual movie, with real performances and exciting fights.