Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

hotkewi This movie is really dark. But really love the dark parts.Really hate the first part, 1/3 in the movie, it is directed so wrong. Did not know who to hate or to love or who is dead!!. The first third spoils the whole movie. Want to express more about it! A great movie that deserves more credit.Zoe Bell saves it though. As always.Would not write this review if unless so frustrated about that a part of this movie was so bad and the rest is good.I usually don't write comments but the directing of of the first 1/3 was bad. And there was a suddenly corridor to run out of in the last scene?

troywhigham The premise isn't anything new: warriors held in captivity and forced to fight for their lives with the victor promised freedom for victory. The Romans did this with their gladiators, and every gladiator movie since then has followed the same basic concept: fight or die.But what makes this movie different isn't that it takes place in an underground prison compound with the fights broadcast on closed-circuit TV for the enjoyment of wealthy elite, or that the women are all beautiful and capable fighters, or that the dungeon masters are cold, heartless, masochists with a twisted dream of empowerment. No, what sets this movie apart is that the characters forced to fight are relatable, meaning that you've known women just like this at some point in your life. You have known women who have: (a) been in an abusive relationship, (b) helped support her mother and father during tough times, (c) was a college athlete and started a small business in the fitness field, (d) was a single-parent mother who joined the military in a non-combat role just to support her daughter, (e) took classes at a gym and got into the lifestyle, (f) took a boring mainstream job to pay the bills and put her dreams on hold, and/or (g) suffered PTSD. You form an emotional bond with each girl thrown into the pit. You feel empathy for their situation. This isn't MMA with referees and time-outs. This is your sister, your cousin, your girlfriend forced into a brutal situation that tests her physically, psychologically, and emotionally. That horror is what sells this movie.Zoe Bell carries this movie in much the same way that Bruce Lee carried "Enter The Dragon". It is her character that becomes the focal point, even though the first female character to whom we're introduced and with whom we bond is simply used to clarify the conflict within the hero's psyche. This change-up will leave you reeling like a punch-drunk boxer, and the hits just keep coming after that. Every girl that fights has her own story, and you can't help but feel sorry for each one as they're forced to fight, even when they're mentally and physically broken. The casting was well done, and the actresses are credible in their roles, though I consider "Phoebe" to be the most poorly developed (and overly acted) of the group. Considering that most of the cast are relatively unknown (other than Bell and Soldana) the acting is impressive. How Bruce Thomas hasn't landed a role as Brian Cranston's brother is beyond me - he looks eerily similar and turns in a very credible performance.The ending is pretty definitive as to making this a stand-alone film, but that's not to rule out the potential of a sequel, and one that really needs to be done. Once you've watched the film and have recovered from the gut-punch, you'll want to watch it again. I'd love to see this story continued, but with a stronger social statement attached to lift it out of the "exploitation" stigma.

jimreilly43 Sometime you wonder where the money comes from to make this kind of movie. Do they think they are making an investment. What trash. Hard to imagine the once beautiful but now not so much, Sherilynn Fenn stooping to this level of film. No plot other than 50 women fighting to the death against each other one by one to save loved ones supposedly in danger from this same evil group forcing them under captivity. You can't make it up. Your only hope is that one of them escapes this loonesy and has revenge which is what Zoe Bell accomplishes but not without her own damnation. Merely OK for women fighting women buffs. The rest of the cast is forgettable. Bell has become somewhat of a heroine in these movies and she does deliver but remember their is no redeeming social value in any of her films.

neilg-tech Probably the worst film I have ever seen. I've never felt compelled to write a review of any film before but this was so bad I just had to.Exploitative misogynistic junk. Paper thin plot, horrible dialogue and a complete waste of time. It's only redeeming feature was that the actors did a reasonable job with the very little they had to work with. I love violent films but this was ridiculous. Seeing anyone but especially women beat each other to death with their bear hands or repeatedly getting kicked in the face is not my idea of entertainment.I only managed to get to the end in the vain hope of seeing the heroine get payback on those people who were causing their suffering. This did happen for the main culprits but still didn't feel like enough. I felt disappointed and depressed by the whole experience. If you like these kinds of film there are much better examples out there like the SAW series.Can't quite believe some people gave this a 10 out of 10 and would recommend to other people. I suggest these people widen their viewing tastes or seek professional help.