Underground (2007/I)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Chee Keong Cheung

Writers:

Chee Keong Cheung (writer)
Oliver Morran (writer)

Release Date:

2007 (UK)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

There can be only one winner...

Plot:

In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000...

Plot Keywords:

Tournament | Fighting | Martial Arts

Cast

Mark Strange	...	Mark, The Homeless
Nathan Lewis	...	Nathan, The Ex-Convict
Joey Ansah	...	Joey, The Model
Leon Sua	...	Leon, the Triad
Glenn Salvage	...	Father Salvage, The Priest
Beau Fowler	...	Bo, the Delinquent
Shane Steyn	...	Sgt. Shane Steyn, The Police Officer
Liang Yang	...	Liang, the Foreigner
Zara Phythian	...	Zara, The Teacher
William Mickleburgh	...	William, The Instructor
Scott Houston	...	Scott, the Kid
Chris Smith	...	Corporal Smith, The Soldier
Fidel Nanton	...	Fidel
Danny John-Jules	...	Lamont Gaines
Gary Webster	...	Brandon Glover

Runtime:

UK:95 min

Country:

UK

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA | Argentina:13 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK

Company:

Intense Productions

Very satisfying film and excellent fights!

This is a solid, well shot and enjoyable film, that delivers EXACTLY what it's supposed to.

I can't fathom why people are criticizing the script, acting etc. What the hell are you doing watching THIS type of film if that's the only thing you're worried about?! This is a straight up no nonsense ACTION film, and it delivers exactly what it promises. REAL BRUTAL ACTION!! I can't recall the last time I saw so many fight scenes so realistically shot and put together in a film. Of course, you see the odd one now and again in big budget Hollywood and Hong Kong stuff that looks great, but this is a low budget British film for Christ's sake!! Give these guys some credit! They did an amazing job and should be applauded for it! And to the poster on the message boards who said this was the worst script ever, that has to be the most inaccurate statement ever made! Out of all the appallingly bad films you can find right here on IMDb, you choose THIS as your worst script ever?! A film that does not pretend to be anything it's not and does what it set out to do better than any other film of it's type I can recall seeing in years should be heaped with praise, not criticized.

I think some people just seem to have missed the point of this film entirely. If you want depth, proper characterization and eloquent rich dialogue, you're in entirely the wrong place. Go over to the Pride & Prejudice page and post there instead...