Unarmed But Dangerous (2009)

Jimmy Loveit, born with shortened arms due to thalidomide, is a talented kick boxer despite his handicap. Ably coached by Ron, Jimmy is a formidable opponent for anyone in the ring. One ... See full summary »

Director:

Xavier Leret

Writer:

Xavier Leret

Stars:

Frank Harper, Mat Fraser, Terry Stone

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frank Harper	...	Barry
Mat Fraser	...	Jimmy Loveit
Terry Stone	...	Ron
Faye Tozer	...	Cristol
Pete Morgan	...	Robbie
Beau Baptist	...	Charlie
Kitty Lea	...	Hooker
Adam Saint	...	Ray
Ewan Ross	...	Arthur
Kugan Cassius	...	Lenny
Forbes KB	...	Col
Anthony Taylor	...	Bryan
Helen Watkins	...	Lu
Dan Poole	...	Gregor (as Dan Poole)
Richard Breezy Wynn	...	Sydney

Storyline

Jimmy Loveit, born with shortened arms due to thalidomide, is a talented kick boxer despite his handicap. Ably coached by Ron, Jimmy is a formidable opponent for anyone in the ring. One night, whilst snuggling up with his wife and daughter, their apartment is attacked by two gangsters who've mistaken their flat for someone else's. With his wife injured and his daughter missing, Jimmy starts a one-man war against the crime boss who sent the hit men

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Taglines:

Unarmed but dangerous.........

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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User Reviews

Unwatchable and Disastrous

This film appears to have a bit of an identity crisis. It simultaneously celebrates having a disabled actor with shortened arms in the lead role beating the tar out of far more able-bodied opponents, but then it rips the p*ss out of him by constantly subjecting him to jibes about his handicap which I suppose the audience are meant to find amusing, too.

In fact the whole movie is like that... bloody fight scene, followed by a part so surreal you can only assume it was meant to be funny. Alas, the battles are directed so ineptly they have precisely nil impact, and the only moments of levity here are unintentional ones. But it's worst sin is: it thinks the watchers are idiots. Maybe we are, for choosing to see a flick with such a stupid plot.

This doesn't mean it should be allowed to get away with not explaining away how a man covered from head to toe in blood can run about and drive around the streets for hours without being questioned or stopped by anyone. Or when his underwear clad wife is shot twice in the lower neck... not only is a VET able to fix her up and stop the bleeding, but she is soon on her feet, beating up big men after losing pints and pints of the red stuff. And as for the actress playing his abducted daughter... well let's be candid here, and say we're not looking at the next Shirley Temple here. (Naw, screw subtlety... she was bloomin' AWFUL)

OOPS I nearly forgot. It's got Faye from Steps in too! Apart from showing more cleavage than a Hugh Hefner special, and accidentally dowsing herself in acid (Ouch) she doesn't demonstrate any talent for thespianism at all. No wonder, when the offer came for her old band to reunite, she accepted even before the question had been asked. So it seems only fair I should end with some topical gags now... This movie is such a Tragedy, Words Are Not Enough. You'll Be Sorry if you see it... It's Better Best Forgotten.

Hilarious, I'm sure. 1/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 2009 (UK)

Also Known As:

Kung Fu Flid

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Film Lounge

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1