Unrivaled

2010
4.1| 1h48m| en
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On these streets everyone is fighting for a way out, but after a lifetime of hard knocks, a down-on-his-luck cage fighter gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is chosen to compete against the MMA world champion during a massive competition. The stakes are high and the reward great...but should he lose, it will cost him his life.

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AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks
Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life
DubyaHan The movie is wildly uneven but lively and timely - in its own surreal way
SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
Matt_Layden If no one here has heard of this film, I don't blame you. It's a direct to DVD flick that scrapes the bottom of the barrel. There is not one shred of originality in this crap and it's sad. Why is it sad? Why did I watch it? These questions can be answered with these three words. I'm In It.Oh sweet Matt, you're in this movie? Yes I am, but don't go out rushing to rent or buy this film. First of all, it's not worth the price tag and second, I'm only an extra in the background of the main fight. You see me when you see a cut away to the crowd. If you didn't know me, you wouldn't notice. If I were to point myself out to you, you'd see me in glimpses here and there because of my white shirt and sunglasses on my head. I would honestly rather tell you about my time there than try to review this film. So I will. It was shot in my hometown, we got free pizza and a t-shirt that we were suppose to return and no, we did not get paid. I would honestly point you to view the trailer before I ever say see the film because I'm in the trailer too. ISo the film, yeah, unrivaled. It's crap. The director's other film that I have seen Ham & Cheese, is barely watchable as well. That film only got noticed because of the comedians attached. This one has UFC fighters, who cannot act for the life of them. The lead male and the lead bad guy are the two stand outs who should stick to being beaten in the head rather than mugging for the camera.Pointless nudity in the first 20 minutes, left right and centre. For what purpose? Who knows. He works at a strip club. The guy owes money to some dangerous guys, wow, original there. He can't pay and is threatened. Boom, time for opportunity to come up. The champ is giving an unknown fighter the chance to be discovered. Is it his time to rise up and silence all the nay-sayers? Can a nobody defeat a somebody? Have I seen this film before, but with boxing? Unrivaled is a poor mash-up of Rocky and The Wrestler. The script is amateur, as is everything else that accompanies this film. The film looks like a music video, so it's not all cheap. There are some nice cinematography spots, but as a whole the film never leaps out at you. The best feature this film has going for it is the soundtrack, which is surprisingly good. Yet there is the problem, I don't go to movies to listen to music.
rhkloida-686-200201 I watched this today with no expectations since I hadn't heard of it before. I wanted to like it because I like MMA and it had some fighters I like in it. Surprisingly the MMA fighters were better actors then the main character Ringo. The writing and cinematography were better then expected. I just wish Ringo was even remotely likable. The actor didn't show any emotion at any point during the movie. In an underdog movie you need an actor that people want to see win, but all I was hoping is he'd be killed during the final fight scene. If you're going to have nudity in a strip club scene why would it be in soft focus? What were you thinking?
xxZirusxx I started watching this film wasn't expecting much from it but it was just surprisingly good! I especially love the music and editing especially the camera work, all the slow mo and "shaky-cam" weren't over done but rather put together in a graceful yet exciting manner, got to love a movie that can convey the heart of a fighter from the screen to its audience - and this is often rather difficult to pull off, prime example of such failure can be seen in movies like "fighting", for instance. I'm thoroughly surprised and impressed and would recommend it to anyone who like fight movies! Be warned though this movie does contain quite a bit of violence (obviously...) and a fair bit of nudity - and i'm definitely not complaining..AT ALL!
barochoc I can't remember if I've ever written a review for IMDb but here goes.I couldn't hold myself back from this one. Probably because I'm a big MMA fan (UFC, Pride, WEC, K1 etc). This movie does absolutely nothing for any fans of MMA except insult your intelligence. That's right.It tries to be the Rocky/No Retreat, No Surrender movie for MMA fans with Duran being the the main character. A washed up fighter who's as old as Ken Shamrock but only offering about 5% of Shamrocks ability. Scary!I'm not even going to name the UFC fighters who star in this as they've all lost my respect for the dismal performances & the crappy choreography in the cage. Everything they've worked hard for has been made a mockery of.If you like lots of naked chicks in strip bars mixed with horrific (meaning unrealistic) fight scenes then this movie is for you.If you are an aspiring MMA fan/fighter I urge you not to see this movie as it's insulting & embarrassing.Rent out Blood Sport from (1988) or Kickboxer (1989) starring Jean- Claude Van Damme if you're looking for a Martial Arts tournament type good versus bad movie. At least it has some decent techniques & camera work. I'm serious, well compared to this effort 20 years later.If you are looking for spectacular Martial Arts with tournament & street fighting then look no further than Ong Bak starring Tony Jaa. The Warrior King is also spectacular. A little bit fantasy may be but not as bad as this tripe! Another great recent release is Merantau Warrior, right up there with Ong Bak using Silat instead of Muay Thai.