Wednesday 26 March 2008

The Condemned (2007) 7/10

Starring : Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones, Robert Mammone, Victoria Mussett
Director : Scott Wiper
Running Time : 114 mins

Jake Conrad (Austin) is a convict on death row who is taken to a remote island where his skills are pitted against other convicts in similar situations who are expected to fight to the death in a controversial TV show, in which the last man standing gets forgiven for their crimes and is rewarded their freedom.

Despite how this sounds, it was actually pretty good. Granted, there are more professional wrestlers in the cast than I’d ordinarily like, but somehow this still worked as a simple twist on the Battle Royale concept. This will probably end up being shown on Channel Five between a Jean-Claude Van Damme and a Steven Seagal movie, but don’t let that dissuade you from tuning in.

You’ll like this if you liked : Battle Royale

1 comment:

arllyn said...

hey i really think its an awesome movie. i am a big time fan of Stone Cold Steve Austin and his wrestling. i really enjoyed his stunts and acts in the movie. Richard Norton has really done justice to his wrestling acts. i must say even Scott Wiper has done an amazing job with the direction of the movie.