Movie Cast: Alain Moussi, Nicolas Cage, Frank Grillo, Rick Yune, Maria Avgeropoulos, JuJu Chan,Tony Jaa
Movie Director: Dimitri Logothetis
Movie Release Date: 20 November 2020
Movie Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
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Rating: R
Synopsis for movie "Jiu Jitsu" 2020:
Every six years, an ancient order of jiu-jitsu fighters joins forces to battle a vicious race of alien invaders. But when a celebrated war hero goes down in defeat, the fate of the planet and mankind hangs in the balance.
Storyline
When Jake Barnes, a master Jiu Jitsu fighter, refuses to face Brax, an indomitable alien creature, the future of humanity hangs in the balance. Injured and suffering from severe amnesia, Jake is captured by a military squad unequipped to fight the merciless intruder who has descended upon the planet. Jake is rescued by Wylie, and an ancient order of Jiu Jitsu fighters who must help him recover his memory and regain his strength in order to band together and defeat Brax in an epic battle that will determine the fate of mankind.
About the movie:
Every six years, an ancient order of expert Jiu Jitsu fighters faces a vicious race of alien invaders in a battle for Earth. For thousands of years, the fighters that protect Earth have won… until now. When celebrated war hero Jake Barnes (Alain Moussi) is defeated by Brax, the indomitable leader of the invaders, the future of humanity hangs in the balance. Injured and suffering from amnesia, Jake is rescued by Wylie (Nicolas Cage), Keung and his team of fellow Jiu Jitsu fighters. They must help Jake to regain his strength in order to band together and defeat Brax in an epic battle that will once again determine the fate of mankind.
Trailer for movie Jiu Jitsu 2020
Some reviews on IMDB
No Jiu Jitsu, no acting no story
whotheff20 November 2020
Writer's "inspiration" was Alien, Ninja Turtles, Mortal Kombat, Guyver. However, for some twisted reason, he decide to put all that into one movie. There is no story line, no motivation for main characters' actions, no cinematography. The only beautiful shot was when two of the characters were walking across a field, shot from above. No acting, despite Cage's honorable attempts.
I would forgive all of the above, if, atleast there was real Jiu Jitsu. As the name states, this movei is about the martial art. However, most of the fighting was the regular, Holywood style, flashy fighting. Here and there there were some Jiu Jitsu specific moves and that it.
Please avoid wasting your time.
The film is so so bad! Watch it drunk
siderite20 November 2020
The effects are ridiculous, the story disjointed and making no sense, the acting is horrible. I mean, I would love to be able to say "except Nicholas Cage", but he is also really bad. And the cast is filled with actors you've seen before and respected for their work: Cage, Rick Yune, Tony Jaa, Frank Grillo, Juju Chan. I mean, they were never Shakespearean thespians, but they did action well. Guess what: the fight scenes are bad! I mean, this is like someone made efforts to mess this movie up! The only way one can enjoy this is being drunk out of their minds and laughing all the time.
Worse than expected.
lucas_mrz20 November 2020
When I decided to watch this movie I knew it was going to be bad, but I thought the script/story would be bad, not the action and cgi as well. This looked like a low budget, "fanmade" cgi. The action scenes, besides being unrealistic and excessively long, gets boring to the point where you actually want to skip them. I couldn't finish the movie, is that bad.
Good fights but fails to deliver on promise of premise
ginocox-206-33696820 November 2020
Jiu Jitsu (2020), not surprisingly, offers a lot of scenes of martial arts combat which are well choreographed and well executed by performers who are experts in their own right, including Tony Jaa, Alain Moussi, and JuJu Chan. However, it does not deliver on what Blake Snyder would have called the promise of the premise. It feels more like a cinematic version of a video game than a martial arts film. No novice acquires skills under the tutelage of a martial arts master, as in films ranging from The Karate Kid to Kill Bill. The protagonist doesn't really use jiu jitsu to defeat the villain. Many confrontations are not one-on-one or hand-to-hand. There is no real discussion of the philosophical or spiritual aspects. Nobody spends much time training. None of the characters seem to grow. The romantic B-story is flimsy and unconvincing.
Classic Example of How Bad a Movie Can Be
nayantarajeyaraj21 November 2020
Being a massive Nicholas Cage fan, I was sincerely looking forward to this movie. But I cannot tell how bad this movie was. I was waiting for 39 minutes through the movie telling myself that it might turn out to be okay when Cage appears but there was nothing redeeming this movie from its extremely bad direction. Don't get me wrong here. I still love Nicholas Cage but this just isn't my favorite one of his.
Despite having a great pool of cast members, this movie goes on to show that every element of a production is important to make a successful movie.
1. The action scenes were way too amateurish.
2. I've seen better CG done by tiktokers.
3. The pauses were way too long.
4. The bgm is basically the same throughout the entire movie and sounded like it was from the 60s.
5. The story cuts were seriously disconnected and hard ("boring") to follow.
6. The camera angles for some action shots were all wrong.
I would have given this 0 stars if I could. Still can't believe I've watched this in 2020.
