The Tournament

The Tournament

Synopsis

Every seven years in an unsuspecting town, a great fight takes place – a battle royale between 30 of the world’s deadliest assassins. The last man standing receiving the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of World No. 1, which itself carries the legendary million dollar a bullet price tag.

Official Site: NA

Singapore Release Date: 4th February 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 97 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Action

Cast: Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu, Ving Rhames, Sebastien Foucan, Liam Cunningham, Ian Somerhalder, Scott Adkins

Crew: Director (Scott Mann), Producer (Gina Fegan, Glenn M. Stewart, Keith Bell), Writers (Jonathan Frank, Nick Rowntree, Gary Young), Music (Laura Karpman), Cinematography (Emil Topuzov) and Editing (Rob Hall)

The Trailer

The Review

What a terrible waste of a great cast.

Story wise, there were plenty of loopholes in the script.

The character development in the movie was bad, some of the backstory for the characters wasn’t explained or not told well.

So you’re in the cinema watching it half-baked wondering what’s the premise behind the characters agenda or action.

But the action makes up for the lame storyline.

I was impressed by the mix of guns, car chase, and martial arts. It will get your attention surely.

A smoking gun that lacks conviction.

The Good

• You’ll be at the edge of your seat
• Excellent choreographed fight scenes

The Bad

• Unexplained scenes
• May be too violent for those who fear blood

Editor’s Ratings