Blunt Force Trauma

This one could have been something like Bloodsport (starring JCVD) or Salute of the Jugger (also know as The Blood of Heroes, starring Rutger Hauer) but with guns. Sadly, we get instead way too much (boring) talking, chattering, then some more talking, and, sadly too, not enough gunfights and action. The actors are not to blame, they do solid, also the production is solid for a movie on a B-movie budget, but the story is rather confused, taking away that great premise/idea and focusing on whatever the writer got in mind to achieve (I'm not sure what it was). So Blunt Force Trauma does not reach the great heavens of cheesy and entertaining action B-movie flicks but falls into the terrible pit of the almost-good ones that are to be forgotten but by a few lost souls.

Ultimately unfulfilling, long winded movie that fails to satisfy on any level. The two leads are effective, but the plot(such as it is) is plodding. Things deteoriate even further by the time mickey rourke turns up shortly before the end. Rourkes botched surgery is so ghastly it detracts from what little impact the weak ending might have had. Not recommended.

What a sh@t ending. Waste of time watching. Pointless, waste of my evening, why did I bother. Review, pointless waste of time, wish I had not bothered, rather of watched my paint drying. How can I fill this with 150 characters when it's not worth it. Wish I had not bothered, waste of my evening.

If you are into dark introspection, this film is for you. I found it sufficiently entertaining to watch to the end, but that may have been a random mood swing. The attempts to critique American gun violence fell mostly flat, but the flick's central "game" bears a lot of resemblance to the insanity of urban gang-banging, which might have provided the missing action. The interaction between John and Colt was interesting enough, but not quite compelling. Luckily, each gunfight had a different "start signal," or I might have given up-that was the films lone achievement in creativity.

If you are looking for action, just forget it. There isn't any. Most of the film is uninteresting chatter. It is very slow paced and terribly boring film. My recommendation: Skip it. My vote: 1/10.

Blunt Force Trauma is about an underground betting ring where two guys wear bulletproof vests and take turns shooting each other out of a circle. It's unique, it's inherently cinematic and each duel is a highlight. The story surrounding it however, predictably though, is very flat and centres around characters with very little dimension to them. The film has plenty of style and there are some really neat dress styles in this. The characters look way cooler than they talk or act. This is due to very basic dialogue and performances that are way too toned down to the point of mumblecore. Blunt force Trauma does not have a lot going for it apart from its central premise, but man what a central premise. It is so good, it just about carries a film that is otherwise poorly acted, looks cheap as hell and lacks any real engaging characters. Despite all the negatives, i feel this deserves a sequel. Hell, i'd watch it.