Red Belt

Redbelt is a 2008 American martial arts film written and directed by David Mamet and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Alice Braga, Randy Couture, Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna, Emily Mortimer, David Paymer, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Rodrigo Santoro. The film also features a number of martial-arts professionals. It opened in wide release in the United States and Canada on May 9, 2008.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Good acting especially from Chiwetel Ejiofor.
 * 2) Good cinematography.
 * 3) Great choreography with moves that are based off of real Jiu-Jitsu.
 * 4) Decent characters.
 * 5) Decent plot about a man trying to expose a mixed martial arts arena on fixing fights.
 * 6) The ending, while not great, it was nice to see Mike be awarded the red belt.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The movie can be confusing given the order of events.
 * 2) Plot threads are left untied like, who gave Chet the watch, did Mike expose his wife's family, what'd Mike do about the money, ect.
 * 3) The ending isn't that good as it ends abruptly even before Mike exposes the fights.
 * 4) Some transitions can be a little jarring.
 * 5) There isn't much in terms of character development.