I really wanted to like this and I went in knowing what Road House is... But alas it still falls flat in key ways. Dalton has lost the intellectualism that his character had (this man does NOT have a PhD in philosophy) and the pacifism becomes something more hollow which could be partially because of the difference in the sociocultural components between martial arts and UFC. Also: Conor McGregor is brutal in this... Every scene he was in was hard to watch.
Jake Gyllenhaal as ever was a fine actor and Jessica Williams really shines as well. Some parts they updated for a modern context were well done as well... They just missed the important character-driven pieces that made the original such a classic.
Jake Gyllenhaal as ever was a fine actor and Jessica Williams really shines as well. Some parts they updated for a modern context were well done as well... They just missed the important character-driven pieces that made the original such a classic.