Directed by: Todd Bellanca
Starring: Tom Arnold, Casey T. Evans, Bai Ling
MPAA Rating: R
Distributed by: Arc Entertainment
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Running Time: 93 minutes
Film: 1 out of 5 stars
Extras: 0 out of 5 stars
“Knockdown” is a boxing movie that is not about boxing, or at least I don’t think it was. The film jumps around so much that you might be down for the count just because of that, so maybe that’s it gets it’s title. Also whatever you do don’t blink or you will miss Tom Arnold role in the film. With a running time just over 90 minutes, it feels like 2+ hours. The film is a action/thriller but the action makes you want to take a nap and there is no thrill at all. Also to make things better there is zero special features included on this DVD. Pass on this film on all accounts.
Premise: Six years ago, American Boxer, JACK THE RIPPER STEMMONS had his undefeated boxing career destroyed by a bookie, who fixed the fight of Jack s life. In a rage, Jack brutally attacks the bookie and must disappear leaving everything he knows behind. Now, exiled half way around the world in Bangkok, Jack falls victim to the exotic and addictive spell of a prostitute, only to learn she has been set in his path by a scheming gangster eager for Jack to jump back into the ring– this time in Bangkok s notorious underground fight clubs. No matter how hard Jack tries to distance himself from his violent past, it always hunts and knocks him down. When a mysterious fight fan arrives in Bangkok, it is only a matter of time before Jack s past, present and future collide in a twisted climax.