Boyka: Undisputed (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #53 extract: Boyka: Undisputed (2016)

Whilst this is may be the best - the most ambitious with story and character - Undisputed film, it is not miles beyond the rest and still exists in pretty much the same realm as all the others - that is to say, these appear to be 90s movies that have somehow smuggled themselves all the way through the 00s and into the 10s. 

The selling point of these movies should be the action sequences. And, I have to say, I don't think Adkins' type of action is utilised, in the script, by the director or choreographers, to its full potential. The structure of the fight scenes and all that builds into them is never satisfactory; there is no swell of emotion and no real triumph. This reduces the spectacle of Adkins' spinning and flying shit (official terminology) quite drastically. It is then all too easy to see Adkins performing some incredible stunts and not be dazzled - all because he hasn't got the right support from the filmmakers around him. He needs to watch more Jackie Chan movies and then get a bunch of other guys to watch Jackie Chan movies and then maybe we'll get something special out of him. For what it is, this is cool and sometimes fun - but that's about it.